Allan Tong
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Birth name | Allan Ray Tong |
Born | (1931-01-20) 20 January 1931 (age 93)[1] Auckland, New Zealand |
Relative | Ross Tong (son) |
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Country | New Zealand |
Sport | Rowing |
Club | Union Boat Club |
Allan Ray Tong (born 20 January 1931) is a New Zealand rower.
Biography
Tong was born in 1931 in Auckland, New Zealand.[1][2] He was a member of the eight from Wanganui Technical College that competed in the inaugural Maadi Cup race, i.e. the New Zealand national school rowing championships, in 1947.[3] Tong was a member of the Union Boat Club.[3] He took part in the 1950-51 Centennial games[4] in Christchurch, followed by the 1951 New Zealand Rowing Championships. Married in 1955 he trialed for and was selected to represent New Zealand at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He is listed as New Zealand Olympian athlete number 123 by the New Zealand Olympic Committee.[5] His son, Ross Tong,[2] was an Olympic medallist in rowing (coxed four) at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.[6]
As of 2021, Tong lives in Evelyn Page retirement village in Orewa, and had only recently retired from coaching rowing for Wentworth College pupils on the Weiti River.[3][7]
References
- ^ a b "Allan Tong". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Allan Tong". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ a b c Alderson, Andrew (28 March 2014). "60 seconds with: Allan Tong". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ "OLYMPIC ROWER ALLAN REFLECTS ON HIS SPORTING LIFE". Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "Allan Tong". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ross Tong". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ Thompson, Chris (20 March 2014). "School crews in top gear". Rodney Times. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
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