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Weightlifting · United States

Tommy Kono

Tamio "Tommy" Kono (Japanese: 高野 民夫, June 27, 1930 – April 24, 2016) was an American weightlifter of Japanese descent. A two-time Olympic gold medalist, Kono set world records in four different weight classes: 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).

Profile details

Born
17 Jun 1930
Birthplace
Sacramento
Country
United States
Weight
75 kg
Sport
Weightlifting
Discipline
Strength
Category
Men
Status
Active

District, height, playing style, coach, academy, national ranking and international ranking are not yet recorded for this athlete.

Honours & Awards

  • No recorded honours or awards.

Competition Appearances

3 recorded appearances, most significant first.

  • ·1960 Summer Olympics – men's 75 kg
  • ·1956 Summer Olympics – men's 82.5 kg
  • ·1952 Summer Olympics – men's 67.5 kg

Career Timeline

  1. 1952Competed at weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics – men's 67.5 kg
  2. 1956Competed at weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics – men's 82.5 kg
  3. 1960Competed at weightlifting at the 1960 Summer Olympics – men's 75 kg

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About

Tamio "Tommy" Kono (Japanese: 高野 民夫, June 27, 1930 – April 24, 2016) was an American weightlifter of Japanese descent. A two-time Olympic gold medalist, Kono set world records in four different weight classes: 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).

Biography adapted from Tommy Kono on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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