Tommy Kono

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Olympic medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Competitor for  United States
Gold	1952 Helsinki	Lightweight
Gold	1956 Melbourne	Light-heavyweight
Silver	1960 Rome	Middleweight

Thomas "Tommy" Tamio Kono (born June 27, 1930) was a U.S. weightlifter in the 1950s. Kono is the only lifter to have set world records in four different weightlifting classes^[1]: lightweight (148 pounds or 67 kilograms), middleweight (165 lb or 75 kg), light-heavyweight (181 lb or 82 kg), and middle-heavyweight (198 lb or 90 kg). He won a Gold Medal at both the 1952 and 1956 Olympic Games, and a Silver Medal at the 1960 Olympics. He was world champion from 1953 - 1959 and set 26 world records. He was also a successful Bodybuilder, winning the Mr. Universe title several times.

Of Japanese descent, Kono was born in Sacramento, California, on June 27, 1930. Sickly as a child, Kono's family was relocated during World War II to the California desert. The desert air helped Kono's asthma. It was during the relocation that Kono was introduced to weight training.

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• Tommy Kono, Hall of Fame at Lift Up
• Tommy Kono - Hall of Fame at Weightlifting Exchange
• "Physical Training" article