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词条 Tommy Kono
释义

  1. Early life

  2. Career

  3. Awards

  4. Death

  5. References

  6. External links

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| name = Tommy Kono
| image = Tommy Kono.jpg
| caption = Kono in 2015
| birth_name = Tamio Kono
| residence = Hawaii
| birth_date = {{birth date|1930|6|27}}
| birth_place = Sacramento, California, U.S
| death_date = {{death date and age|2016|4|24|1930|6|27}}
| death_place = Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S
| height = 167 cm[1]
| weight = 67-81 kg[1]
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| country = U.S.
| sport = Olympic weightlifting
| event = Clean and press
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| turnedpro = 1952
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| retired = 1964
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}}Tamio "Tommy" Kono (June 27, 1930 – April 24, 2016) was an American weightlifter in the 1950s and 1960s. Kono set world records in four different weight classes:[2] 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).[3]

Early life

Of Japanese descent, Kono was born in Sacramento, California, on June 27, 1930. Kono's family was relocated to Tule Lake internment camp in 1942 during World War II.[4] Sickly as a child, the desert air helped Kono's asthma.[5] It was during the relocation that Kono was introduced to weightlifting by neighbors including the late Noboru "Dave" Shimoda, a member of the Tule Lake weight lifting and bodybuilding club and brother of actor Yuki Shimoda and his friends, Gotoh, Toda, and Bob Nakanishi. After 3½ years they were released and Kono finished high school at Sacramento High. He later worked for the California Department of Motor Vehicles and attended Sacramento Junior College.[6]

Kono was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1950 but was kept home from the Korean War after officials learned of his Olympic potential.[7]

Career

Kono was a gold medalist at both the 1952 Summer Olympics and 1956 Summer Olympics, and a silver medalist at the 1960 Summer Olympics under coach Bob Hoffman. Kono won the World Weightlifting Championships six consecutive times from 1953 to 1959 and was a three-time Pan American Games champion; in 1955, 1959, and 1963.[8] A knee injury prevented him from qualifying for the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and the following year he retired from the sport.[4] He set a total of 26 world records and 7 Olympic records, making him the most accomplished U.S. male weightlifter to date.[11][9]

Kono was also a successful bodybuilder, winning the Fédération Internationale Haltérophile et Culturiste Mr. Universe titles in 1954, 1955, 1957 and 1961.[10] After his retirement he turned to coaching, taking on the Mexican 1968 Summer Olympics and West German 1972 Summer Olympics weightlifting teams before becoming head coach of the United States' Olympic weightlifting team at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[4][11]

During his weightlifting career in the 1960s, he developed a pair of bands to support knees during training. These eventually extended to the elbows and became standard weightlifting equipment.[11] While he was coaching in Germany during the 1970s, his correspondence with Adidas led to the firm's development of low cut weightlifting shoes.[12][13]

Awards

Along with his weightlifting and bodybuilding titles, Kono was an eight-time Amateur Athletic Union James E. Sullivan Award finalist, an award given annually to the top American amateur athlete.[14] He was also one of the first members of the Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame in 1978.[15] In 1990, Kono received the Association of Oldetime Barbell and Strongmen Highest Achievement Award and was inducted into the United States Olympic Hall of Fame.[16][17] He was elected to the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame in 1993.[18] In 2005, the International Weightlifting Federation named Kono the "Lifter of the Century."[19]

Death

Kono died on April 24, 2016 in Honolulu, Hawaii from complications of liver disease, aged 85.[3]

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=Tommy Kono|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ko/tommy-kono-1.html|website=sports-reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference|accessdate=1 April 2018}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=Sports Biographies: Kono, "Tommy" (Tami T.)|publisher=Hickok Sports|url=http://www.hickoksports.com/biograph/konotommy.shtml|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130526192242/http://www.hickoksports.com/biograph/konotommy.shtml|archivedate=May 26, 2013| accessdate=April 26, 2016}}
3. ^{{cite news|title=Olympic weightlifter Kono dies at 85|url=http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/sports-breaking/olympic-weightlifter-kono-dies-at-85/|accessdate=April 26, 2016|work=Honolulu Star-Advertiser}}
4. ^{{cite news|last1=Miyaguchi|first1=Sean|title=Olympic journey of American weightlifting legend Kono began in WWII internment camp|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/12/04/national/american-weight-lifting-legend-konos-olympic-journey-began-wwii-internment-camp/#.Vx7OwnrKFjX|accessdate=April 26, 2016|work=The Japan Times|date=4 December 2015|language=en-US}}
5. ^{{citation |last=Seip |first=Jim |title=Greatest Olympic lifter found strength in York | newspaper=York Daily Record |date=April 30, 2016 |url=http://www.ydr.com/story/archives/2016/04/30/greatest-olympic-lifter-found-strength-york/83742050/}}
6. ^{{cite web|last1=Svinth|first1=Joseph R.|title=PT: Tommy Kono|url=http://ejmas.com/pt/ptart_svinth_0100.htm|publisher=Physical Training|accessdate=April 26, 2016|date=January 2000}}
7. ^{{cite news|last1=Zaccardi|first1=Nick|title=Tommy Kono, Olympic weightlifting legend, dies at 85|url=http://olympics.nbcsports.com/2016/04/25/tommy-kono-dies-weightlifting-olympics/|accessdate=April 26, 2016|work=NBC Sports|date=April 25, 2016}}
8. ^{{cite web|last1=Scheuring|first1=Ian|title=Olympic gold medalist, legendary weightlifter Tommy Kono dies|publisher=Hawaii News Now|url=http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/31804502/two-time-olympic-gold-medalist-legendary-weightlifter-tommy-kono-dies|date=April 25, 2016|accessdate=April 25, 2016}}
9. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/30/sports/olympics/tommy-kono-weight-lifting-champion-raised-in-internment-camp-dies-at-85.html|title=Tommy Kono, Weight-Lifting Champion Raised in Internment Camp, Dies at 85|last=Litsky|first=Frank|date=2016-04-29|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=2016-05-03}}
10. ^{{cite web|title=Mr. Universe Competition by FIHC|url=http://www.sport-record.info/bodybuilding/kulturistik-fihc-wm.html|publisher=sport-record.info|accessdate=April 26, 2016}}
11. ^{{cite web|title=Two-Time Weightlifting Olympic Champion Tommy Kono Dies At 85|url=http://www.teamusa.org/News/2016/April/25/Two-Time-Weightlifting-Olympic-Champion-Tommy-Kono-Dies-At-85|publisher=Team USA|accessdate=April 26, 2016}}
12. ^{{cite web|last1=Schmitz|first1=Jim|title=The Feet|url=http://www.ironmind.com/articles/jim-schmitz-on-the-lifts/The-Feet/|publisher=IronMind|accessdate=April 26, 2016|date=2014}}
13. ^{{cite web|last1=Heffernan|first1=Conor|title=The History of Weightlifting Shoes|url=https://physicalculturestudy.com/2016/04/05/the-history-of-weightlifting-shoes/|publisher=Physical Culture Study|accessdate=April 26, 2016|date=April 5, 2016}}
14. ^{{cite news|last1=Atkin|first1=Ross|title=America's Outstanding Amateur|url=http://www.csmonitor.com/1996/0308/08131.html|accessdate=April 26, 2016|work=The Christian Science Monitor|date=March 8, 1996}}
15. ^{{cite web|title=Inductees by class|url=http://www.hawaiisportshalloffame.com/cms/index.php?page=class-year|publisher=Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame|accessdate=April 26, 2016|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150720194244/http://www.hawaiisportshalloffame.com/cms/index.php?page=class-year|archivedate=July 20, 2015|df=mdy-all}}
16. ^{{cite web|title=AOBS Highest Achievement (Vic Boff) Award Recipients|url=http://www.weightlifting.org/honorees/highestachievement.htm|publisher=Association of Oldetime Barbell and Strongmen|accessdate=April 26, 2016|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118034424/http://weightlifting.org/honorees/highestachievement.htm|archivedate=November 18, 2016|df=mdy-all}}
17. ^{{cite news|title=Notable US Olympic Hall of Fame inductees|url=http://www.nbcsports.com/notable-us-olympic-hall-fame-inductees|accessdate=April 26, 2016|work=NBC Sports}}
18. ^{{cite web|title=Weightlifting Hall of Fame|publisher=International Weightlifting Federation|url=http://www.iwf.net/focus-on-iwf/hall-of-fame/members/|accessdate=April 25, 2016}}
19. ^{{citation |last=Litsky |first=Frank |title=Tommy Kono, Weight-Lifting Champion Raised in Internment Camp, Dies at 85 | newspaper=The New York Times |date=April 29, 2016 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/30/sports/olympics/tommy-kono-weight-lifting-champion-raised-in-internment-camp-dies-at-85.html?hpw&rref=obituaries&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=well-region®ion=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well&_r=0}}

External links

  • {{official website|http://tommykono.com/}}
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