Tom Beach | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Thomas Applegate Beach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Buffalo, New York, U.S. | January 18, 1955||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | California Golden Bears | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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