Allan Tong

Allan Ray Tong (born 20 January 1931) is a New Zealand rower.

Allan Tong
Personal information
Birth nameAllan Ray Tong
NationalityNew Zealand
Born (1931-01-20) 20 January 1931[1]
Auckland, New Zealand
RelativesRoss Tong (son)
Sport
ClubUnion Boat Club

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 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]

As of 2014, Tong lives in Evelyn Page retirement village in Orewa, but still coaches rowing for Wentworth College pupils on the Weiti River.[3][6]

References
  1. "Allan Tong". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  2. 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.
  3. Alderson, Andrew (28 March 2014). "60 seconds with: Allan Tong". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  4. "Allan Tong". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  5. 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.
  6. Thompson, Chris (20 March 2014). "School crews in top gear". Rodney Times. Retrieved 8 November 2016.


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