Great Olympians

Biographies - TOM

William "Bill" Tom

B. 1923-03-08, San Francisco, Cal., USA; D. 2012-10-31
Gymnastics

	1956	HP
Men's Individual combined	43rd	-
Men's Team combined	sixth	160
Men's Floor Exercise	29th	0.004
Men's Horse Vault	28th	0.0064
Men's Parallel Bars	31st	0.0016
Men's Horizontal Bar	46th	-
Men's Rings	42nd	-
Men's Pommeled Horse	44th	-
		160.012

Léon Tom

B. 1888-10-25, Antwerpen, Belgium
Fencing & Bobsleigh (2 silver)

	1912	1920	1924	1928	1928	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	QF:5th					0.0013
Men's Foil, Team		sixth				130
Men's Épée, Individual	7th	R1:7th	7th		fourth	3000
Men's Épée, Team		silver	silver		fourth	2640
Men's Sabre, Individual		sixth				800
Men's Sabre, Team	bronze	fourth	QF:3rd			728.475
Men's Four-man Bob				sixth		480
						7778.4763

Olympic Competitor nr 5436

1912-07-06-08:00 - Fencing - Foil, individual, round one - first (Q)
1912-07-07-13:00 - Fencing - Foil, individual, quarterfinals - fifth
1912-07-11-09:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, round one - second (Q)
1912-07-12-15:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, quarterfinals - first (Q)
1912-07-13-09:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, semifinals - first (Q)
1912-07-13-14:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, final - seventh (500)
1912-07-14-08:00 - Fencing - Sabre, team, round one, match one - won (*) - qualified
1912-07-14-16:40? - Fencing - Sabre, team, semifinals, match six - lost
1912-07-14-18:20? - Fencing - Sabre, team, semifinals, match ten - won - third (205)

(*) precise team composition unknown

Richard Wah Sung "Rich" Tom

B. 1920-11-08, Guangzhou, China, lived in Hawai'i, represented the USA; D. 2007-02-20
Weightlifting (1 bronze)

	1948	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-56 kg)	bronze	3840
		3840

Toma Ferenc

B. 1949-03-22, Nagybánhegyes, Hungary; D. 2011-12-14
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1976	HP
Men's Lightweight (-62 kg)	13th	38.4
		38.4

Michele Toma

B. 1938-08-09, Roma, Italy
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1964	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-57 kg)	13th	38.4
		38.4

Mihalache Toma

B. 1955-12-24, Iași, Romania
Judo

	1980	HP
Men's Middleweight (-86 kg)	QF	492
		492

Toma Mihály

B. 1948-03-06, Nagybánhegyes, Hungary
Greco-Roman Wrestling & Freestyle Wrestling

	1976	1980	HP
GR Men's Welterweight (-74 kg)	15th		1515
GR Men's Middleweight (-82 kg)		fifth	1515
FR Men's Welterweight (-74 kg)	13th		38.4
			1553.4

Sanda Toma

B. 1956-02-24, Ștefănești, Romania
Rowing (1 gold)

	1980	HP
Women's Single Sculls	gold	9600
		9600

Valer Toma

B. 1957-11-26, Padina, Romania
Rowing (1 gold)

	1980	1984	HP
Men's Coxless Pairs	fourth	gold	10000
			10000

Charles Douglas "Doug" Tomalin

B. 1914-08-20, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1998-12
Aquatics - Diving

	1936	HP
Men's Platform	9th	160
		160

Philip Humphreys Tomalin

B. 1856-04-10, London, England, Great Britain, represented France; D. 1940-02-12
Cricket (1 silver)

	1900	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

He lived in Paris, won a French football title, and received the Legion d'Honneur, so I shall class him as French.

Olympic Competitor nr 1402

1900-08-19-11:00 Cricket - day one
1900-08-20-11:00 Cricket - day two - lost (2000)

Ioan Toman

B. 1959-03-06, Teș, Romania
Shooting

	1980	1984	1989	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	HP
Skeet	19th			fourth					2402.4075
Men's Skeet					32nd			35th	2402.4075
									2402.4075

Ladislav Toman (1)

B. 1894-06-19, Prasetin, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 1935-05-29
Art Competitions

	1936	HP
Sculpture - unknown event	AC	-
		-

He combined with Alois Houba for one entry to the Sculpture event. Since he had died a full year before the Olympics, I do not consider him a true Olympian.

Ladislav Toman (2)

B. 1934-07-13, Praha, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 2018-07-10
Volleyball (1 silver)

	1964	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Henryk Piotr Tomanek

B. 1955-01-23, Siemianowice, Poland
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1976	HP
Men's Super-Heavyweight (+100 kg)	fourth	2400
		2400

Tomann-Lelkes Rozália

B. 1950-08-14, Keszthely, Hungary
Handball (1 bronze)

	1976	1980	HP
Women's Team	bronze	fourth	2080
			2080

Martin George Tomanovits

B. 1940-10-15, represented Australia; D. 2008-04-18
Rowing

	1964	HP
Men's Eights	8th	128
		128

Esteve Tomas Roca

B. 1957-03-25, represented Andorra
Alpine Skiing

	1976	HP
Men's Giant Slalom	dnf	-15.40
		-15.40

Jaroslav Tomáš

B. 1949-02-10, Kelč, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 2016-03-05
Volleyball

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Team	(sixth)	fifth	628
			628

Joan Tomas Roca

B. 1951-02-17, Andorra la Vella, Andorra
Shooting

	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	HP
Trap	33rd	26th	26th								0.19992
Men's Trap							39th			33rd	0.19992
											0.19992

Josef Tomáš (1)

B. 1898, represented Czechoslovakia
Weightlifting

	1924	HP
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg)	15th	15
		15

Josef Tomáš (2)

B. 1934-03-12, Studenec, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	HP
Men's 5000 metres	R1:5th	2.29
Men's 10000 metres	17th	4
		6.29

Bohumil Tomášek

B. 1936-06-21, Liberec, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 2019-11-02
Basketball

	1960	HP
Men's Team	fifth	500
		500

Josef Tomášek

B. 1904-03-10, Praha, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 1979-04-15
Water Polo

	1924	HP
Men's Water Polo	fifth	340
		340

Rudolf Tomášek

B. 1937-08-11, Karlovy Vary, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Pole Vault	8th	sixth	1344
			1344

Carmelo Alfredo Tomaselli

B. 1938-05-09, represented Argentina
Boxing

	1956	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-54 kg)	QF	861
		861

Dragutin Tomaševic

Olympic Competitor nr 6645

1912-07-14-13:48 - Athletics (track & field) - Marathon - DNF

Kosta Tomašević

B. 1923-07-25, Banovci, Serbia, represented Yugoslavia; D. 1976-03-13
Football (1 silver)

	1948	HP
Men's Team	(silver)	800
		800

Carlos Alberto Tomasi

B. 1930-03-01, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Bobsleigh

	1952	1956	1960	1964	HP
Men's Four	8th			16th	196.8
					196.8

Héctor Julio Tomasi

B. 1928-07-05, represented Argentina
Bobsleigh

	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	HP
Men's Two	15th				18th	15.7
Men's Four	12th	8th			16th	226.8
						232.5

Lido Tomasi

B. 1955-11-17, Vione, Italy
Ski Jumping

	1976	1980	1984	HP
Men's Normal Hill	45th	38th	21st	0.640266
Men's Large Hill	47th	46th	33rd	0.0025704
				0.6428364

Remo Tomasi

B. 1932-05-20, Bolzano, Italy; D. 2013-09-28
Speed Skating

	1956	HP
Men's 1500 metres	48th	0.00000256
Men's 5000 metres	45th	0.00001
		0.00001256

Adam Tomasiak

B. 1953-02-15, Biesal, Poland
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	8th	bronze	2112
Men's Eights		9th	80
			2192

Humberto Tomassina

B. 1898-09-12, Montevideo, Uruguay; D. 1981-06-12
Football (1 gold)

	1924	HP
Men's Football	(gold)	287
		287

Henrique Tomassini

B. 1899-04, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; D. 1975-06-13
Rowing

	1932	HP
Men's Double Sculls	Rep.	1500
		1500

Roberto Tomassini

B. 1962-08-02, San Marino, San Marino
Cycling - Road

	1980	HP
Men's Road Race	dq	-18.15
		-18.15

David Joseph Tomassoni

B. 1952-12-05, Bernidji, USA, represented Italy; D. 2022-08-11
Ice Hockey

	1984	HP
Men's Team	R1:5th	65
		65

Henryk Tomaszewski

B. 1914-06-10, Warszawa, Poland; D. 2005-09-11
Art Competitions

	1948	HP
Painting - unknown event	AC	2.873
		2.873

Jan Tomaszewski

B. 1948-01-09, Wrocław, Poland
Football (1 silver)

	1976	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Theofilos Tomazos

B. 1901-08-30, Stylloi, Cyprus, represented Greece
Wrestling - Freestyle

	1928	HP
Men's Welterweight (-72 kg)	R1	123
		123

I class people that were born on Cyprus as Cypriots, even if they elected to represent Greece at the Olympics.

B. 1966-12-19, San Lazzaro di Savena, Bologna, Italy
Alpine Skiing (3 gold, 2 silver)

1988 1992 1994 1998 HP

Slalom gold silver silver dnf 12400

Giant Slalom gold gold disq dnf 11200

Super-G dnf - - - -

23600

	1988	1992	1994	1998	HP
Slalom	gold	silver	silver	dnf	12400
Giant Slalom	gold	gold	disq	dnf	11200
Super-G	dnf	-	-	-	-
					23600

Tomba 'La Bomba' became the first to retain the Giant Slalom title.
He won his first World Championships (at last) in 1996, at Slalom and Giant Slalom.
World Cup Overall winner in 1995.

Issam Tombakji

B. 1960-11-10, represented Syria
Judo

	1980	HP
Men's Lightweight (-71 kg)	R1	0.539
		0.539

Dimitrios Mikhail "Dimitri" Tombrof

B. 1878-03-05, Smyrna, Ottoman Empire (now İzmir in Turkey)
Athletics - Track & Field

	1896	HP
Men's 800 m	R1:ac	229
Men's 1500 m	ac	574
		803

Olympic Competitor nr 34

1896-04-06-16:35? - Athletics Track - 800 m heat two - fourth/fifth (229)
1896-07-07-16:30 - Athletics Track - 1500 m - AC (574)

Ryszard Tomczyk

B. 1950-04-27, Trzebnica, Poland
Boxing

	1972	HP
Men's Featherweight (-57 kg)	R16	79.13
		79.13

Nuša Tome

B. 1960-10-19, Ljubljana, Slovenia, represented Yugoslavia
Alpine Skiing

	1980	1984	HP
Women's Giant Slalom	23rd	22nd	0.656
Women's Slalom	dnf	dnf	-4.14
			0.656014

Ugo Tomeazzi

B. 1940-12-24, Bomporto, Italy
Football

	1960	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

Bernardo Tomei

B. 1933-09-10, from Bolzano, represented Italy
Ice Hockey

	1956	HP
Men's Team	7th	200
		200

Tomie Toshinao

B. 1910-08-15, Itoigawa, Japan
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's 800 metres	R1:6th	0.0027
		0.0027

Tomii Hajime

B. 1940-12-11, Nozawaonsen, Japan
Alpine Skiing

	1964	HP
Men's Downhill	33rd	-2.26
Men's Giant Slalom	22nd	0.4
Men's Slalom	31st	-2.64
		0.40896

Tomii Sumihiro

B. 1949-10-20, Nozawaonsen, Japan; D. 2013-01-17
Alpine Skiing

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Downhill	22nd	20th	1.4
Men's Giant Slalom		34th	-2.16
Men's Slalom		29th	0.016
			1.4176

Mykola Mykolayovych Tomin

B. 1948-12-28, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, represented the Soviet Union
Handball (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Team	gold	silver	5200
			5200

Tominaga Risaburo

B. 1930-02-14, Osaka, Japan
Freestyle Wrestling

	1952	HP
Men's Featherweight (-62 kg)	fifth	1500
		1500

Tomioka Kihei

B. 1932-01-06, Hachinohe, Japan; D. 2007-08-14
Cycling - Road & Cycling - Track

	1952	HP
Men's Road Race	dnf	8x10^-19
Men's Road Race, Team	dnf	-
Men's Sprint	R2:4th	0.546
Men's Tandem	R2:2nd	54
Men's Team Pursuit	QU:19th	1.2
		55.746

Tomita Hiroyuki

B. 1980-11-21, Osaka, Japan
Gymnastics (1 gold, 2 silver)

	2004	2008	HP
Men's Individual Combined	sixth	fourth	2240
Men's Team Combined	gold	silver	2600
Men's Parallel Bars	silver		4000
Men's Horizontal Bar		sixth	640
Men's Rings	fourth		1600
Men's Pommeled Horse	8th	fifth	1256
			12336

Tomita Kazuo

B. 1939-01-01, Kurume, Japan
Aquatics - Swimming (1 bronze)

	1956	1960	HP
Men's 100 metres Backstroke	SF:5th	SF:6th	290
Men's 4x100 metres Medley Relay		bronze	640
			930

Richard Kiyoshi Tomita

B. 1927-07-08, Honolulu, Hawai'i, USA
Weightlifting

	1948	HP
Men's Featherweight (-60 kg)	9th	240
		240

Tomita Shoichi

B. 1936-01-01, Tokyo, Japan
Ice Hockey

	1960	HP
Men's Team	8th	128
		128

The reserve goalkeeper played only parts of two matches in the preliminary round.

Tomiyama Hideaki

B. 1957-11-16, Ibaraki, Japan
Freestyle Wrestling (1 gold)

	1984	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-57 kg)	gold	9600
		9600

Tomizawa Hidehiko

B. 1946-06-01, represented Japan
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Men's High Jump	19th	2.4
		2.4

Tomizawa Kiyoshi

B. 1943-12-03, Fujieda, Japan
Football (1 bronze)

	1968	HP
Men's Team	(bronze)	800
		800

He was also on the team in 1964, but did not play.

Frederick Tomkins

Olympic Competitor nr 4224

1908-07-20-11:00? - Wrestling, Free-style - Bantamweight (-54 kg), round one - won (Q)
1908-07-20-13:00? - Wrestling, Free-style - Bantamweight (-54 kg), quarterfinals - won (Q)
1908-07-20-15:00? - Wrestling, Free-style - Bantamweight (-54 kg), semifinals - lost (QB)
1908-07-20-17:00? - Wrestling, Free-style - Bantamweight (-54 kg), bronze final - lost (1600)

James Tomkins

B. 1965-08-19, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Rowing (3 gold, 1 bronze)

1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 HP

Coxless Pairs bronze gold 22400

Coxless Fours gold gold 19200

Eights fifth sixth 1640

43240

Member of the "oarsome foursome" that won gold in 1992 and 1996, together with Nicholas Green and Michael McKay. In Sydney the two remaining members of the crew raced in separate boats, and both avoided Steven Redgrave who had chosen their category to win his fifth consecutive gold medal in.
In Athina he won his third rowing gold, and in Beijing he rowed his sixth consecutive final.

Diana Helena Tomkinson

B. 1943-04-23, London, England, Great Britain
Alpine Skiing

	1968	HP
Women's Slalom	23rd	0.256
		0.256

Frederick William Edwin "Freddie" Tomlins

B. 1919-08-05, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1943-06-20
Figure Skating

	1936	HP
Men's Singles	10th	150
		150

Kenneth C. Tomlins

B. 1938-01-02, represented Hong Kong
Sailing

	1972	HP
Two Person Keelboat (Tempest)	18th	3.2
		3.2

Desmond Neame "Des" Tomlinson

B. 1939-08-04, represented (Southern) Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe)
Hockey

	1964	HP
Men's Team	R1:6th	26
		26

Ian Ross Tomlinson

B. 1936-02-27, Perth, WA, Australia; D. 1995-01-26
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Long Jump	QU:33rd	QU:27th	0.06384
Men's Triple Jump	9th	QU:15th	255
			255.06384

John J. Tomlinson

B. 1933-10-20, Preston, England, Great Britain
Shooting

	1960	HP
Men's Free Pistol	49th	-5.24
		0.0000024

Raymond John "Ray" Tomlinson

B. 1948-02-19, Melbourne, Vict., Australia
Basketball

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Team	9th	8th	208
			208

Angelo Tommasi

B. 1911-11-17, Verona, Italy; D. 2004-06-24
Athletics

	1932	HP
Men's High Jump	9th	240
		240

Giuseppe Tommasi

B. 1946-06-03, Torchiarolo, Italy
Judo

	1972	HP
Men's Lightweight (-63 kg)	R1	0.933
		0.933

Virgilio Tommasi

B. 1905-05-10, Verona, Italy; D. 1998-02-20
Athletics

	1924	1928	HP
Men's Long Jump	7th	QU:25th	600.15
			600.15

Hendrik "Rik" Tommelein

B. 1962-11-01, Torhout, Belgium
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Men's 400 m Hurdles	SF:8th	12.3
		12.3

Einar Tommelstad

B. 1909-01-19, Oslo, Norway; D. 1983-11-07
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Men's High Jump	11th	96
		96

Frederick Tommy

B. 1941-09-24, Ottawa, Ont., Canada; D. 2004-02-03
Alpine Skiing

	1960	HP
Men's Downhill	27th	0.04
Men's Giant Slalom	28th	0.0256
Men's Slalom	25th	0.1
		0.1656

Michael Tommy

B. 1963-10-04, Ottawa, Ont., Canada
Alpine Skiing

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Slalom	dnf	dnf	-16.66
			-16.66

Vasile Tomoiagă

B. 1964-01-20, Vișeu de Sus, Romania
Rowing (2 silver)

	1984	1988	1992	HP
Men's Coxed Pairs	silver	fourth		10002
Men's Coxed Fours		silver
Men's Coxless Pairs			19th
				10002

Tomonaga Yoshiharu

B. 1950-02-18, Shobara, Japan
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Men's 400 metres	QF:29th	0.016
		0.016

Tömörbaataryn Nyamdavaa

B. 1960-05-05, represented Mongolia
Speed Skating

	1980	HP
Men's 500 metres	35th	-2.10
Men's 1000 metres	37th	-3.40
Men's 1500 metres	31st	-2.64
Men's 5000 metres	29th	0.016
		0.0238

Tömöriin Artag

B. 1943-04-10, Tes Sum, Mongolia; D. 1993
Freestyle Wrestling (1 bronze)

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Welterweight (-78 kg)	bronze		4080
Men's Middleweight (-82 kg)		9th	4080
			4080

Tömöriin Battör

B. 1954-02-10, represented Mongolia
Boxing

	1980	HP
Men's Welterweight (-67 kg)	R1	1.253
		1.253

Aleksandar Tomov

B. 1949-04-03, Sklave, Bulgaria
Wrestling, Greco-Roman (3 silver)

	1972	1976	1980	HP
Men's Super−Heavyweight (+100 kg)	silver	silver	silver	19800
				19800

Toma Tomov

B. 1946-11-17, from Sofia, represented Bulgaria
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1972	HP
Men's Team	11th	32
		32

Vasil Tomov

B. 1948-04-19, Sofia, Bulgaria
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1972	HP
Men's Team	11th	32
		32

Edward Toms

B. 1899-12-11, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1971-01-02
Athletics (1 bronze)

	1924	HP
Men's 400 m	QF:4th	0.676
Men's 4 x 400 m Relay	bronze	640
		640.676

Frederick Toms

Olympic Competitor nr 4605

1908-07-28-16:30 - Rowing - Coxless Pairs, semifinal - lost (1950)

Josef Toms

B. 1922-01-26, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 2016-04-06
Basketball

	1948	HP
Men's Team	7th	200
		200

He played for Uncas Praha, so will be classed Czech.

Walter Tomsen

B. 1912-03-04, Kyiv, then in the Russian Empire, now Ukraine, lived in New York; D. 2000-12-30
Shooting (1 silver)

	1948	HP
Men's Small−Bore Rifle	silver	6000
		6000

Ronald Paul "Ron" Tomsic

B. 1933-04-03, Oakland, Cal., USA
Basketball (1 gold)

	1956	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Priit Tomson

B. 1942-11-03, Tallinn, Estonia, represented the Soviet Union
Basketball (1 bronze)

	1968	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

Gerard Tom-Tam

B. 1951-07-17, represented Cameroon
Judo

	1980	HP
Men's Half-Lightweight (-65 kg)	R1	0.587
		0.587

Bent Tomtum

B. 1949-02-06, Gjøvik, Norway; D. 2001-10-15
Ski Jumping

	1968	HP
Men's Large Hill	fifth	1000
		1000

Tomura Takashi

B. 1958-08-23, Chiba, Japan
Equestrianism - Jumping

	1984	1988	1992	HP
Individual	46th		FI:dnf	0.000328
Team	11th		QU:13th	22.4
				22.400328

Zdzisław Tomyślak

B. 1946-09-24, Poznań, Poland
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1972	HP
Men's Kayak Fours 1000 m	SF:4th	34
		34

Andrzej Jan Mikolaj Tomza

B. 1931-08-06, Lublin, Poland
Shooting

	1960	HP
Men's Free Pistol	28th	0.0384
		0.0384

Written 2000-12-03 - last modified 2023-09-24

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