As a gymnast, Beckner was a member of Los Angeles Turners Club.[2] His brother, Jack Beckner, was a teammate on the 1956 USA Olympic gymnastics team.[2]
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^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
^ ab"Mother of Two Gains Olympic Gym Berth". The Philadelphia Inquirer. April 29, 1956. p. S9. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
dick, beckner, richard, andrew, dick, beckner, november, 1927, september, 1997, american, gymnast, competed, eight, events, 1956, summer, olympics, full, namerichard, andrew, becknercountry, representedunited, statesborn, 1927, november, 1927los, angeles, cali. Richard Andrew Dick Beckner November 24 1927 September 9 1997 was an American gymnast He competed in eight events at the 1956 Summer Olympics 1 Dick BecknerFull nameRichard Andrew BecknerCountry representedUnited StatesBorn 1927 11 24 November 24 1927Los Angeles California U S DiedSeptember 9 1997 1997 09 09 aged 69 Lake Elsinore California U S Height167 cm 5 ft 6 in Weight64 kg 141 lb DisciplineMen s artistic gymnasticsGymLos Angeles TurnersMedal record Representing United StatesMen s artistic gymnasticsEvent 1st 2nd 3rdPan American Games 3 0 0Total 3 0 0Pan American Games1955 Mexico City Team1955 Mexico City Rings1955 Mexico City Parallel BarsAs a gymnast Beckner was a member of Los Angeles Turners Club 2 His brother Jack Beckner was a teammate on the 1956 USA Olympic gymnastics team 2 References edit Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Dick Beckner Olympic Results Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on April 18 2020 Retrieved July 28 2019 a b Mother of Two Gains Olympic Gym Berth The Philadelphia Inquirer April 29 1956 p S9 Retrieved November 26 2023 External links editDick Beckner at the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame nbsp Dick Beckner at Olympics com nbsp Dick Beckner at Olympedia nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to a United States artistic gymnast is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dick Beckner amp oldid 1190797915, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
