What is Kurt Thomas (gymnast)?
'''Kurt Bilteaux Thomas''' (March 29, 1956 &ndash; June 5, 2020) was an American [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] [[gymnastics|gymnast]]. He was born in [[Miami]], [[Florida]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://usagym.org/pages/home/college/nissenemery.html |access-date=March 19, 2013 |title=Archived copy |archive-date=August 23, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120823021535/http://usagym.org/pages/home/college/nissenemery.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Thomas became a member of the U.S. Olympic team at the [[1976 Summer Olympics]]. In 1978, Thomas was the first American male gymnast to win a gold medal in [[floor exercise]] in a [[1978 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|world championship]]. Thomas died of [[stroke]]-related problems at a hospital in [[Frisco, Texas]] on June 5, 2020 at the age of 64.<ref>[https://bangordailynews.com/2020/06/06/sports/gymnastics/kurt-thomas-first-us-man-to-win-world-gym-title-dies-at-64/ Kurt Thomas, first US man to win world gym title, dies at 64]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Thomas, Kurt}} [[Category:1956 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from stroke]] [[Category:Olympians for the United States]] [[Category:American gymnasts]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Miami]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}