Tom Beach | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Thomas Applegate Beach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Buffalo, New York, U.S. | January 18, 1955||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gymnastics career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | California Golden Bears (1974–1977) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | South Torrance High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Harold Frey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assistant coach(es) | Mas Watanabe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | c. 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Beach was born on January 18, 1955, in Buffalo, New York, and started gymnastics before he was six years old. [2] He grew up in Torrance, California and attended South Torrance High School and was a highly sought after gymnastics recruit. [2]
Beach competed at the 1984 United States Olympic trials but was not selected for the 1984 Summer Olympics team after he placed 21st in the all-around. [3]