Tom Lough

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Tom Lough
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Full nameMaurice Thomas Lough
Born (1942-07-14) July 14, 1942 (age 80)
Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States
Sport
Sport Modern pentathlon

Tom Lough (born Maurice Thomas Lough, July 14, 1942) is an American modern pentathlete. He graduated from Montevideo High School in Penn Laird, Virginia, in 1960, and from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, in 1964. [1] He competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Tom Lough Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2012.