Allan Tong
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Personal information | |
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Birth name | Allan Ray Tong |
Nationality | New Zealand |
Born | [1] Auckland, New Zealand | 20 January 1931
Relatives | Ross Tong (son) |
Sport | |
Club | Union Boat Club |
Allan Ray Tong (born 20 January 1931) is a New Zealand rower.
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 represented New Zealand at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He is listed as New Zealand Olympian athlete number 123 by the New Zealand Olympic Committee.[4] His son, Ross Tong,[2] was an Olympic medallist in rowing (coxed four) at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.[5]
Tong lives in Evelyn Page retirement village in Orewa, but still coaches rowing for Wentworth College pupils on the Weiti River.[3][6]
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 4 December 2016. 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.
- ^ "Allan Tong". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 September 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ 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 4 December 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ Thompson, Chris (20 March 2014). "School crews in top gear". Rodney Times. Retrieved 8 November 2016.