Tom Beach

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Tom Beach
Full nameThomas Applegate Beach
Country represented United States
Born (1955-01-18) January 18, 1955 (age 69)
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Height166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Discipline Men's artistic gymnastics
College team California Golden Bears
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Men's artistic gymnastics
Event1st2nd3rd
Pan American Games 020
Total020
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1983 Caracas Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1983 Caracas Parallel bars

Thomas Applegate Beach (born January 18, 1955) 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 1976 Summer Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tom Beach Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2019.