Kurt Thomas Dead - World Champion Gymnast Dies at 64

Kurt Thomas has sadly died.
The gymnast, who made history as the first American male gymnast to win a gold medal at the world championship, died at 64 on Friday (June 5), his family confirmed to International Gymnastics Magazine.
He had previously suffered a tear of the basilar artery in the brain stem, causing a severe stroke towards the end of May.
“Yesterday I lost my universe, my best friend and my soul mate of twenty-four years. Kurt lived his life to the extreme, and I will be forev