Kurt Thomas (gymnast)
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Kurt Bilteaux Thomas (March 29, 1956 – June 5, 2020) was an American Olympic gymnast and part-time actor. In 1978, he became the first American male gymnast to win a gold medal at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships (world championships).[1] In 1979, he won six medals at the world championship, setting the record for most medals won at a single world championship by an American gymnast, a feat matched only by Simone Biles in 2018. He competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.[1] Thomas was favored to win a medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics but was unable to compete due to the USA boycott of the 1980 Olympic Games.[2]
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Full name | Kurt Bilteaux Thomas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1956-03-29)March 29, 1956 Miami, Florida, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | June 5, 2020(2020-06-05) (aged 64) Texas, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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