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Kurt Thomas was the first American male gymnast to win gold at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.Thomas was a student at Indiana State University when he competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, though he didn’t medal there. He went home to win NCAA events in parallel bars in 1977 and 1979, leading his school’s team to the 1977 National Championship.

The makers of Call Me Dancer are going from coast to coast to unveil the documentary about the struggles and triumphs of astonishing talent Manish Chauhan. The film directed by Leslie Shampaine and Pip Gilmour held its world premiere at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Thursday and last night it opened the Dance on Camera Festival at New York’s Lincoln Center.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerKurt Thomas, who became the first US athlete to win a gymnastics gold medal at the world championships, died Friday. He was 64 and died from complications caused by a basilar stroke last month.Wife Beckie Thomas confirmed the news to International Gymnast Magazine.

Kurt Thomas has sadly died.

Jordan Moreau Kurt Thomas, the first U.S. male to win a gold medal at the Gymnastic World Championships, died Friday after suffering a stroke.