Tom Beach

Tom Beach
Full nameThomas Applegate Beach
Born (1955-01-18) January 18, 1955 (age 71)
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented
College team
California Golden Bears
(1974–1977)
ClubSouth Torrance High School
Head coach
Harold Frey
Assistant coach
Mas Watanabe
Retiredc. 1984
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing  United States
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Pan American Games 0 2 0
Total 0 2 0
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place1983 CaracasTeam
Silver medal – second place1983 CaracasParallel bars

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.

Early life and education

Beach was born on January 18, 1955, in Buffalo, New York, and started gymnastics before he was six years old. He grew up in Torrance, California and attended South Torrance High School and was a highly sought after gymnastics recruit.

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.

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. ↑ "Gymnastics Olympic Trials". Rapid City Journal. Vol. 107, no. 32986. June 5, 1984. p. 18. Retrieved June 20, 2025.