Richard Tom

Richard Wah Sung Tom (November 8, 1920 – February 20, 2007) was a Chinese American bantamweight weightlifter. He won a silver medal at the 1947 World Championships and a bronze at the 1948 Olympics.^[2] In 1952 he won his only national AAU title and later served as a weightlifting official. Tom was a World War II veteran. He was born in China, but his family moved to Hawaii when he was a boy.^[3] He was the first Chinese-American to compete for the United States at the Olympics.^[1]

Richard Tom

Tom in 1947
Personal information
Born	November 8, 1920 Canton, Guangdong, Republic of China[1]
Died	February 20, 2007 (aged 86) Aina Haina, Hawaii, U.S.[1]
Sport
Sport	Weightlifting
Club	Nuuanu Young Men's Christian Association[1]
Medal record Representing  United States Olympic Games 1948 London -56 kg World Championships 1947 Philadelphia -56 kg