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Tom Stock (weightlifter)

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Tom Stock
Stock in 1981
Personal information
Born1951 or 1952 (age 72–73)
Sport
Country United States
SportWeightlifting
Coached byTed Frank[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Snatch: 335 kg (1978)[2]
Clean and jerk: 420 kg (1978)[2]
Total: 755 kg (1978)[2]
Medal record
Representing  United States
Weightlifting
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1979 San Juan +110 kg

Tom Stock (born 1951/1952)[3][a] is an American weightlifter. He competed at the 1979 Pan American Games, winning the gold medal in the +110 kg event.[4]

Notes

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  1. ^ Stock was 29 in 1981

References

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  1. ^ "Weightlifter Tom Stock: Belleville giant sets eyes on Olympics". The Herald. Crystal Lake, Illinois. July 5, 1978. p. 5. Retrieved September 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  2. ^ a b c "Tom Stock: Man of steel forging weightlifting career". The Belleville News-Democrat. Belleville, Illinois. April 24, 1977. p. 19. Retrieved September 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  3. ^ "Stock Crash of '80 May Pay Dividens in '84". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. Knoxville, Tennessee. September 9, 1981. p. 42. Retrieved September 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  4. ^ "1979 Pan American Games: Weightlifting Results", Pan American Games