Richard Tom, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Richard Tom

weightlifter

Date of Birth: 08-Nov-1920

Place of Birth: Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Date of Death: 20-Feb-2007

Profession: weightlifter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Richard Wah Sung "Rich" 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.
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.
He was the first Chinese-American to compete for the United States at the Olympics.