Bill Tom | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | William Tom |
Country represented | United States |
Born | San Francisco, California, U.S. | March 15, 1923
Died | October 31, 2012 Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 89)
Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) |
Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
Gym | Los Angeles Turners |
William Tom (March 15, 1923 – October 31, 2012) was an American gymnast. He won the 1949 National AAU Championships in the vault. He competed in eight events at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[1]
Tom was born on March 15, 1923, in San Francisco.[2] As a gymnast, Tom was a member of Los Angeles Turners.[3]
Tom attended California State University, Los Angeles and earned B.A. and M.A. degrees before he joined Los Angeles Trade–Technical College as a teacher in 1963.[4]
Tom was inducted into the U.S. Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 1992.[2] He lived in Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, for over 30 years and died at home on October 31, 2012.[5]