Tommy Kono
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| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 27, 1930 Sacramento, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | April 24, 2016 (aged 85) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence |  Hawaii | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Olympic weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Clean and press Snatch Clean and jerk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1952 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1964 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| World finals | 1953 gold medal 1954 gold medal 1955 gold medal 1957 gold medal 1958 gold medal 1959 gold medal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic finals | 1952 gold medal 1956 gold medal 1960 silver medal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tamio "Tommy" Kono (June 27, 1930 – April 24, 2016) was an American weightlifter in the 1950s and 1960s. Kono was the only Olympic weightlifter in history to have set world records in four different weight classes:[1] lightweight (149 pounds or 67.5 kilograms), middleweight (165 lb or 75 kg), light-heavyweight (182 lb or 82.5 kg), and middle-heavyweight (198 lb or 90 kg).
In 1993 Kono was elected to the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame.[2] Kono was also an inductee to the Association of Oldetime Barbell and Strongmen (A.O.B.S.) Hall of Fame.
Kono died on April 24, 2016 in Honolulu, Hawaii from complications of liver disease, aged 85.[3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "HickokSports.com Sports Biographies: Kono, "Tommy"". Archived from the original on 2013-01-25. Retrieved 2007-10-12.
- ↑ "Weightlifting Hall of Fame". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 2008-09-13. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ↑ Olympic weightlifter Kono dies at 85
Other websites
[change | change source]- Tommy Kono, Hall of Fame at Lift Up
- Svinth, Joseph R. (2000). "Tommy Kono". Physical Training.
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