| Dave Thor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | David Boyd Thor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 20, 1947 Van Nuys, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Michigan State Spartans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dave Thor (born February 20, 1947) is an American gymnast. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and competed in eight events at the 1968 Summer Olympics. [1]
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