Bill Tom

Bill Tom
Bill Tom
	Tom in 1956
Personal information
Full name	William Tom
Born	March 15, 1923; San Francisco, California, U.S.
Died	October 31, 2012 (aged 89); Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height	165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
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]

He 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]

He was inducted into the U.S. Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 1992.^[2]

Tom lived in Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, for over 30 years and died at home on October 31, 2012.^[5]

References

↑ 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.
1 2 "1956 Olympian Tom died Oct. 31". usagym.org. November 5, 2012. Archived from the original on September 12, 2021. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
↑ "Turner, Bruin Gymnasts Duel". Valley Times. Vol. 22, no. 75. San Fernando Valley. March 28, 1959. p. 10. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
↑ "Los Angeles Community College District 1993 Annual Report" (PDF). Education Resources Information Center. 1993. p. 9. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
↑ "Tom, William". Los Angeles Times. November 22, 2012. p. AA5. Retrieved November 29, 2023.

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