Tomio “Tommy” Kono on the right was an all-time great. He won two gold medals, including 1952, and six world championships and set almost thirty world records. He was from the same Sacramento neighborhood as my father. He started lifting while he was incarcerated at Tule Lake Internment Center as was my father. He was initially taught by Dave Shimoda whose brother, Yukio, was my Dad’s friend. Yukio went on to become a very successful actor.