Google Doodle Celebrates Olympian Tommy Kono
Posted On
The Google Doodle for June 27 marks what would have been the 91st birthday of Tamio “Tommy” Kono, a renowned weightlifter and bodybuilder. Google provides the following description:
A young Tommy Kono lifts during a competition at the Sacramento YMCA. He went on to win three Olympic medals, two of them gold. (Courtesy Center for Sacramento History, Sacramento Bee Archive)
“Today’s Doodle, illustrated by Los Angeles-based guest artist Shanti Rittgers, celebrates Japanese American coach, Olympic gold-medalist athlete, and world-champion bodybuilder Tommy Kono, who is regarded as one of the greatest weightlifters in United States history.