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Tom Beach
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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]
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Early life and education
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Baker, Hugh (May 23, 1973). "South High's Tom Beach 'No one quite like him'". Redondo Reflex. Vol. 68, no. 28. p. 2. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
- ^ "Gymnastics Olympic Trials". Rapid City Journal. Vol. 107, no. 32986. June 5, 1984. p. 18. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Tom Beach at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Tom Beach at Olympics.com
- Tom Beach at Olympedia
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Tom Beach
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Tom Beach is an American former artistic gymnast known for representing the United States at the 1976 Summer Olympics and for his national and collegiate successes in the sport during the 1970s and early 1980s. [1] Born Thomas Applegate Beach on January 18, 1955, in Buffalo, New York, he became a prominent figure in American gymnastics by winning the all-around title at the 1975 USA Gymnastics National Championships and earning the NCAA championship on the horizontal bar in 1976 while competing for the University of California, Berkeley. [1]
Beach contributed to the U.S. men's artistic gymnastics team's seventh-place finish in the team all-around at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, where he also placed 32nd in the individual all-around qualification. [1] He extended his competitive career beyond the Olympics, securing silver medals in the team all-around and parallel bars at the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas. [1] His collegiate and international achievements led to his induction into the University of California, Berkeley Athletic Hall of Fame. [1]
After retiring from competition, Beach worked as a stockbroker with Charles Schwab before founding TRB Design, a video production and web strategy company, and GymSmarts, a leading provider of gymnastics training videos and educational resources. [1]