page_title: Tommy Kono
hierarchical_section_title: Tommy Kono
caption_attribution_description: Two-time gold and one-time silver Olympic medalist in weightlifting, world records set in four different weight classes, an unbelievable string of world championships, coach, athlete statesmen, and former Tule Lake internee, Tommy Kono.
context_page_description: Tamio "Tommy" Kono 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: lightweight, middleweight, light-heavyweight, and middle-heavyweight.
  In 1993 Kono was elected to the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame. Kono was also an inductee to the Association of Oldetime Barbell and Strongmen Hall of Fame.
  Kono died on April 24, 2016 in Honolulu, Hawaii from complications of liver disease, aged 85.
context_section_description: 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: 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.  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.
caption: Tommy Kono in 2015
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