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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Fair, John D., author.     Subjects     Kono, Tommy, 1930-2016.     Weight lifters -- United States -- Biography.     Olympic athletes -- United States -- Biography.     Japanese Americans -- Biography.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Fair, John D., author.       by title:      Tommy Kono : the lif...         MARC Display

Tommy Kono : the life of America's greatest weightlifter / John D. Fair. by Fair, John D., author. Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2023] Subjects Kono, Tommy, 1930-2016.   Weight lifters -- United States -- Biography.   Olympic athletes -- United States -- Biography.   Japanese Americans -- Biography. ISBN:  9781476689586 paperback 147668958X paperback Description:  vii, 276 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm Contents:  Early life -- From Tule Lake to Helsinki -- Ascent to olympus -- A living legend -- Descent from olympus -- from amateur to professional -- Olympic coach -- Public servant -- Retro coach -- Political Qquagmire -- Athletic immortality -- Rising above the din -- Weightlifting sage -- A heroic ending -- Epilogue and conclusion -- Appendix I: Tommy Kono's record of achievement -- Appendix II: world records. Requests:  0 Summary:  "In a career spanning three decades, weightlifter Tommy Kono won three Olympic medals and eight world championships, captured 11 U.S. national and three Pan-American titles, and set 26 world records--all before the advent of steroids. A Nisei American, Kono was interned at Tule Lake, California during World War II. Weighing 105 pounds at age 14 and suffering from asthma, he began competing at a time of heightened racial and political prejudice against Asians, and in an era predating modern coaching techniques, nutritional aids and training facilities. This definitive biography covers the life and career of an exceptional athlete who defied disadvantage and achieved international renown"--Provided by publisher.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   McCully-Moiliili Public Library Adult Biography B Kono Fa Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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