Dick Beckner
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| Full name | Richard Andrew Beckner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 24, 1927 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | September 9, 1997 (aged 69) Lake Elsinore, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gym | Los Angeles Turners | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Richard Andrew Beckner (November 24, 1927 – September 9, 1997) was an American gymnast. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and competed in eight events at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
As a gymnast, Beckner was a member of the Los Angeles Turners Club. His brother, Jack Beckner, was a teammate on the 1956 USA Olympic gymnastics team.