Robert Beck (pentathlete)
Robert Lee Beck (December 30, 1936 – April 2, 2020) was an American modern pentathlete and fencer who won three gold medals in these disciplines at the Pan American Games in 1963–1971. He also won bronze medals in the individual and team modern pentathlon events at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He was less successful at the 1968 Games, placing 22nd individually and fourth with the American team. Beck graduated from the University of Virginia and Harvard Medical School. Beck was a practising dentist in San Antonio, Texas, during his professional career. He was hospitalized in February 2020, due to a head injury from a fall in front of his home. He died on April 2, 2020, at age 83, after contracting COVID-19. As of the Tokio 2020 Olympics, he was the last athlete from the United States to win an individual medal in men's pentathlon. See also
List of USFA Division I National Champions

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1936 births
2020 deaths
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Modern pentathletes at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Modern pentathletes at the 1963 Pan American Games
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Olympic fencers for the United States
Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in modern pentathlon
Pan American Games medalists in modern pentathlon
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