Bill Tom

Bill Tom
Tom in 1956
Personal information
Full name	William Tom
Born	(1923-03-15)March 15, 1923 San Francisco, California, U.S.
Died	October 31, 2012(2012-10-31) (aged 89) Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height	165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Country represented	United States
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 was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and 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]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bill Tom Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
2. "1956 Olympian Tom died Oct. 31". usagym.org. November 5, 2012. Archived from the original on September 12, 2021. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
3. "Turner, Bruin Gymnasts Duel". Valley Times. Vol. 22, no. 75. San Fernando Valley. March 28, 1959. p. 10. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
4. "Los Angeles Community College District 1993 Annual Report" (PDF). Education Resources Information Center. 1993. p. 9. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
5. "Tom, William". Los Angeles Times. November 22, 2012. p. AA5. Retrieved November 29, 2023.

External links

• Bill Tom at the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame
• Bill Tom at Olympics.com
• Bill Tom at Olympedia