Kurt Thomas (gymnast)

Kurt Thomas
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
Medal record Men's gymnastics Representing  United States World Championships 1978 Strasbourg Floor exercise 1979 Ft. Worth Floor exercise 1979 Ft. Worth Horizontal bar 1979 Ft. Worth All-around 1979 Ft. Worth Parallel bars 1979 Ft. Worth Pommel horse 1979 Ft. Worth Team competition Pan American Games 1975 Mexico City Pommel horse 1975 Mexico City Vault 1975 Mexico City All-around 1975 Mexico City Horizontal bar American Cup 1978 New York All-around 1979 New York All-around 1980 New York All-around

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.^[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]