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| Full name | Kurt Bilteaux Thomas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 29, 1956 Hollywood, Florida, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | June 5, 2020 (aged 64) Texas, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Indiana State Sycamores | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eponymous skills | Thomas (pommel horse) Thomas (floor) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kurt Bilteaux Thomas (March 29, 1956 – June 5, 2020) was an American Olympic gymnast and part-time actor. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and in 1978 he became the first American male gymnast to win a gold medal at the World Artistic Gymnastics 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]
- ^ a b "Kurt Thomas, first U.S. man to win a world gymnastics title, dies at 64". ESPN. ESPN News Services. 6 June 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ Goldstein, Richard (2020-06-07). "Kurt Thomas, Trailblazing Champion Gymnast, Dies at 64". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-08-01.