[DOC] [TLE] Kurt Thomas (gymnast) - Wikipedia [PAR] In 1979 he became the first gymnast to receive the James E. Sullivan Award for 
the best amateur athlete in the US and earned six medals at the World... [DOC] [TLE] Kurt Thomas Bio on Let's Talk Gymnastics [PAR] The US excelled in amateur sports measured in part by Olympic Games medals 
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... Kurt Thomas attended Indiana State University, the second greatest athlete 
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gold ... and the 1979 Sullivan Award, given to the nation's premier amateur 
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Thomas ranks as one of Indiana State University and America's greatest 
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1979, First place vault and floor exercise, second place balance beam, World 
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earned the 1997 Hermann Trophy - the soccer equivalent of the ... The owner of 
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in 1950. [DOC] [TLE] James E. Sullivan - Expand Your Mind [PAR] He won the James E. Sullivan Award for best amateur athlete in the US in 1950. 
..... fifth in the 1946 Heisman Trophy balloting in 1946, behind teammates Glenn 
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Question: In 1979 Kurt Thomas became the first gymnast to win this trophy as the USA's best amateur athlete
Answer: the Sullivan Award