Great Olympians

Biographies - TOM

Léon Tom

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)
• 1920 EI -7.37 ST 400 ET 1000 FT 130 SA 800
• 1924 EI 500 ST 57.25 ET 1000
• 1928 EI 2000 ET 400
• bonus ST 66.225 ET 240

(*) precise team composition unknown

+bob 1924

Philip Tomalin

Olympic Competitor nr 1402

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

Dragutin Tomaševic

Olympic Competitor nr 6645

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

Alberto Tomba

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	-	12400
Giant Slalom	gold	gold	disq	dnf	12800
Super-G	dnf	-	-	-	-
					25200

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.

Dimitrios Tombrof

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)

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	HP
Coxless Pairs				bronze	gold	22400
Coxless Fours		gold	gold			19200
Eights	fifth					1000
						42600

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

(19950)

Alexander Tomov

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

	1972	1976	1980	HP
+ 100 kg	silver	silver	silver	19800
				19800

Frederick Toms

Olympic Competitor nr 4605

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

Written 2000-12-03 - last modified 2011-09-07

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