Tommy Kono

In a career spanning three decades, weightlifter Tommy Kono won three Olympic medals and eight world championships, captured 11 US national and three Pan-American titles, and set 26 world records. This definitive biography covers the life and career of an exceptional athlete who defied disadvantage and achieved international renown.

Intr-o cariera de trei decenii, halterofilul Tommy Kono a castigat trei medalii olimpice si opt campionate mondiale, a cucerit 11 titluri nationale ale SUA si trei titluri panamericane si a stabilit 26 de recorduri mondiale. Aceasta biografie definitiva acopera viata si cariera unui sportiv exceptional care a sfidat dezavantajele si a atins renume international.