United States · Men's 75 kg, September 1960

Tommy Kono

Tommy Kono (1930 to 2016) was a weightlifter from the United States, with three Olympic medals (2 gold, 1 silver). On record here: the medals at the Olympic Games of 1952 to 1960. Other competitions before 1998 are not listed.

Olympic medals
3
Olympic Games

Tommy Kono at the Olympic Games

Olympic Games: 2 gold, 1 silver.

Weight classes: 67.5 kg in 1952, 82.5 kg in 1956, 75 kg in 1960.

Latest medal on record: 1960 Olympic Games, 7 September 1960, 75 kg, place 2.

Medals

Tommy Kono's Olympic medals

Medals at the Olympic Games, newest first, with the class and the place. The total is shown from 1976 on. Up to and including 1972 a total was made of more lifts than today's two: from 1928 the third was the press, in which the bar is pushed overhead from the shoulders with the arms alone, and the Games of 1920 and 1924 also counted one-hand lifts. Those totals are not shown. Results from other competitions before 1998 are not on record here.

Competition Place Total Class Bodyweight Snatch 1 2 3 Clean and jerk 1 2 3
1960 Olympic Games 7 Sep 1960 2 not shown 75 kg - No total shown (more than two lifts)
1956 Olympic Games 23 Nov 1956 1 not shown 82.5 kg - No total shown (more than two lifts)
1952 Olympic Games 25 Jul 1952 1 not shown 67.5 kg - No total shown (more than two lifts)
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