American tommy kono, who won two golds and a silver in weightlifting at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 olympics, was also a fourtime mr. Tommy kono began the day with an outstanding clinic on olympicstyle weightlifting and i cant thank him enough for making such a special presentation to our group. They like the feeling of explosion and feeling athletic, but they also want gains. Tommy kono, shown here in 2002, holds the olympic gold medal he won as a weightlifter in 1952 at the helsinki games. Tommy kono weightlifting technique lectures all things gym. He passed away, quietly, september 8th 2016, while being cared for by hospice. During the 1950s, from the time he won his first olympics in 1952, tommy was invincible.
Tommy kono, who trained with york barbell in the 1950s and won two olympic gold medals in weightlifting, died on april 24 in honolulu at the age of 85, according to multiple reports. The sport of olympic style weightlifting available for download and read online in other formats. Imagine you have a test tube filled with your workout ability, he. Tommy kono olympic weightlifting united states of america. Kono set world records in four different weight classes. Introduction coaching in different countries importance of hip for power production pulling speed, difference. His first book, weightlifting, olympic style, is a textbook on the olympic lifts and it covers lifting technique to training. Tommy kono is a two time olympic champion, who holds 26 world records and seven olympic records.
Pdf created with pdffactory trial version 3 aobs 26th annual reunion june, 2009. Weightlifting, olympic style by tommy kono goodreads. I would strongly argue that this book belongs on the shelf between pavels power to the people and tommy konos weightlifting. Universe, has an interesting way of looking at training. Tommy kono bio, stats, and results olympics at sports. Championship weightlifting, beyond muscle power, the. Konos clinic will be held in bill kutzers olympic weightlifting gym at california state universitysacramento solano building, room 1020, and there will be parking in lot 1. Tommy kono is the author of weightlifting, olympic style 4. Tamio tommy kono june 27, 1930 april 24, 2016 was an american weightlifter in the 1950s and 1960s. Besides winning world class olympic weightlifting competitions, he was also a physique champion, winning the mr. In the early games, all lifters competed in the same events.
Here are two lectures presentations by olympic weightlifting coach tommy kono talking about weightlifting technique from his 60 years of coaching experience. Tommy kono, who began to lift weights while his japanese american family was held in a detention camp during world war ii, then went on to win two olympic gold medals and three titles as mr. Weightlifting has been contested at every summer olympic games since the 1920 summer olympics, as well as twice before then. When asked the secret of weightlifting by an international weightlifting coach, kono pointed to his head. Tommy kono, arguably the greatest weightlifter in u. This is tommy kono at the 1956 olympic games in melbournethe first talk was held 7 march 2009 in columbus, ohio. Download pdf the sport of olympic style weightlifting book full free. Shane murphy, former director of sport science for the u.
Kono set more than two dozen world records in the sport, won gold medals in two olympics, and in 1992 was named by the iwf as the greatest weightlifter of all time. Aaron louie marked it as toread may 05, enlarge cover. Tamio tommy kono, the legendary olympic weightlifting champion and mr. Kono was a hero to arnold schwarzenegger, who went on to become an international phenomenon in the groundbreaking documentary, pumping iron. Between 1953 and 1959 he was undefeated in world and olympic competition, adding six straight world titles to his two olympic gold medals. Gayle hatch olympic style weightlifting strength training explosive strength training for all sports.
Weights and weightlifting were kept on the olympic programme. Weightlifting encyclopedia tommy konos weightlifting, olympic style essentials of weightlifting and strength training by mohamed f. Olympic style as the three books that will lead you to the next level. Tommy kono, john grimek, and steve stanko were international lifters who also won bodybuilding titles. Here is part 1 of a lecture on the proper way to perform the weightlifting movement known as the snatch. Tommy kono, eight times world champion, twice olympic champion, and. The strength program that will get you the best results of. Tommy kono was a tremendously talented weightlifter who was a world and olympic champion for the united states back in the fifties. It was something about someone not counting a rep, or a rep not counting because it wasnt locked out or something like that.
An excerpt the new book by legendary olympic weightlifting tommy kono, championship weightlifting. My first book, weightlifting, olympic style, is what i consider a textbook on the olympic lifts and it covers lifting. This feat has never been matched by any other weightlifter. Tommy konos book on olympic weight training and competition is a terrific book. He went on to win the 1953 world weightlifting championships in the 75 kg class and would then go on a legendary streak that saw him. Tommy kono, twotime olympic champion, eighttime world champion, established 26 world records in weightlifting and coached olympic teams from 3 different countries, including the us from the foreword. His first book, weightlifting, olympic style, published in 2001, was a textbook on. It is a large format paper back, 272 pages, with many photos and great instruction on the olympic lifts.
Championship weightlifting, beyond muscle power, the mental side of lifting tommy kono on. Olympic weightlifting books archive crossfit discussion board. It debuted at the 1896 summer olympics, in athens, greece, and was also an event at the 1904 games. He also set world records in four different weight classes, an amazing accomplishment by todays standards. Olympic weightlifting team, miller put into practice many methods and techniques he gleaned from studying successful international lifting programs. One of the biggest thrills i had in my years in weightlifting was briefly meeting him at the masters nationals one year. Poundforpound, tommy kono is probably the greatest lifter produced by the united states. Tommy kono weightlifting olympic style free download as pdf file. Kono stated that back in 1952 when he was training for the olympics kono won the lightweight gold medal that year, he would train three days a week on only four exercises, and equal or exceed world record totals during his training. The great norbert norb schemansky, of dearborn, michigan, has passed on to join other olympic weightlifting legends such as, tommy kono. Tommy kono, who took up weightlifting in an internment camp for the japanese and went on to win two olympic gold medals for the united states, has. The answer is obvious if youre an olympicstyle weightlifting competitoror a coach, fan or history buff of this sport. Olympic and world champion and weightlifting coach in t. Weightlifting, olympic style tommy kono olympic and world champion and weightlifting coach in three olympic games, tommy kono reveals his knowledge and experiences to cut your time and effort to reach the top in the sport of olympic weightlifting.
Fifty years later, i was talking with tommy kono to get his input for a course i was doing on the oldschool military press. Official profile of olympic athlete tommy kono born 27 jun 1930, including games, medals, results, photos, videos and news. He has coached several other men into winning positions is the olympics as well as other weightlifting and bodybuilding events. At the level of the olympics nowadays, theres not a whole lot of difference among the athletes in terms. Tommy kono was a wonderful human being and this comes through in the book. But did you know that the squat snatch is not only the best single test of strength, speed and coordination. Pdf the sport of olympic style weightlifting download. You can buy the book directly from mr konos website in brief though the routine above is alternated for six weeks with a routine of the same exercises but for 35 sets of 5 except situps. Olympic, part 2 olympic weightlifting, load and volume management, injuries, mohamed f.
Tommy kono, world and olympic weightlifting champion and coach in three olympic games. Pdf download the sport of olympic style weightlifting. I asked him about the contest and about who really won. Tommy kono lecture instruction on olympic lifting part 1. Its the most authoritatively endorsed book ever written on this lift. Tommy kono won olympic medals in three different weight classes from 1952 to 1960. Weightlifting, olympic style, 2001, tommy kono, 0970987102. Highlights of the weightlifting events at the helsinki 1952 olympic games as the usas tommy kono wins his third successive olympic weightlifting gold medal. To weightkifting other readers questions about weightlifting, stronger persons, please sign up.
Those who enjoy training the olympic lifts and want to make them the cornerstone of their routine. His parents, who were of japanese descent, tried all sorts of methods to cure him, including traditional remedies, but nothing seemed to work. Bob takano, member usa weightlifting hall of fame i highly recommend the book. Mr kono on olympic style deadlifts mr kono on olympic style squats it is best to buy the book for all the details. Showing my basic personality did not change because of the added experiences and exposu. Championship weightlifting, beyond muscle power, the mental side of lifting. At the meeting of the ioc executive board in november in cancun, it. Everetts olympic weightlifting text is one of the best instructional books for. American tommy kono was a poorly child who suffered from asthma. He also won three consecutive gold medals at the pan american games, in 1955, 1959, and 1963. Tommy kono, byname of tamio kono, born june 27, 1930, sacramento, california, u. Tommy kono, weightlifting champion raised in internment.