Saga of Tommy Kono (USA): Stockholm 3.00 (1963)
History in Color@LiftUp:
September 10, 1963, Stockholm, Sweden – 33-year old Tommy Kono of the United States competes in the middleweight class (75kg) at the 1963 World Championships in Stockholm. It was the last appearance of legendary Tommy Kono at the World Championships in Stockholm and overall in his career. Performance wise, it was the worst. He had 1 good lift of 6 before he bombed out in the snatch. In the press, Kono finished on the third place with 135kg – 135x 135 140x and then failed to snatch 125kg in 3 attempts.
No Olympic weightlifter likes to bomb out in the competitions. Everybody does it sometimes. Even the legends of Tommy Kono’s caliber.