Robert Beck (pentathlete)
Personal information | |
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Born | December 30, 1936 San Diego, California, U.S. |
Died | April 2, 2020 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | (aged 83)
Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) |
Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Modern pentathlon, épée fencing |
Club | Harvard Crimson |
Medal record |
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.[1] 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.[2][3]
Beck was a practising dentist in San Antonio, Texas, during his professional career. He was hospitalised in February 2020, due to a head injury from a fall in front of his home.[4] He died at age 83 on April 2, 2020.[5]
As of the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics, he was the last athlete from the United States to win an individual medal in men's pentathlon.[6]
References
- ^ Steven Olderr (September 14, 2009). The Pan American Games / Los Juegos Panamericanos: A Statistical History, 1951–1999, bilingual edition / Una Historia Estadística, 1951–1999, edición bilingüe. McFarland. pp. 99, 148. ISBN 978-1-4766-0468-8.
- ^ "Olympics Statistics: Robert Beck". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ^ "Robert Beck Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ^ "Tribute to Dr. Robert "Bob' Beck Olympic Pentathlon Medalist Passes at 83". Team USA. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^ "Double Olympic medallist Beck dies at 83". www.insidethegames.biz. April 5, 2020. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
- ^ Chiari, Mike. "Olympic Pentathlon 2016: Men's Medal Winners, Scores and Results". Bleacher Report. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- 1936 births
- 2020 deaths
- American male fencers
- American male modern pentathletes
- Olympic fencers of the United States
- Olympic modern pentathletes of the United States
- Fencers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Modern pentathletes at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Modern pentathletes at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in modern pentathlon
- Sportspeople from San Diego
- Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Pan American Games medalists in modern pentathlon
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States
- Pan American Games medalists in fencing
- Harvard Crimson fencers
- Modern pentathletes at the 1963 Pan American Games
- Fencers at the 1971 Pan American Games