Ross Tong
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| Birth name | Ross Stuart Tong | ||||||||||||
| Born |
21 April 1961[1] Wanganui, New Zealand | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Relatives | Allan Tong (father) | ||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||
| Club | Waikato Rowing Club[1] | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ross Stuart Tong (born 21 April 1961) is a former New Zealand rower who won an Olympic bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Tong was born in 1961 in Wanganui, New Zealand.[2] His father, Allan Tong, was an Olympic rower in 1956.[3] Along with Don Symon, Kevin Lawton, Barrie Mabbott and Brett Hollister (cox), Tong Jr. won the bronze medal in the coxed four in 1984.[1] He is listed as New Zealand Olympian athlete number 515 by the New Zealand Olympic Committee.[2]
Tong used to be with the Police.[2] For some time, he coached rowing at King's College in Auckland.[2] Tong is now Director of Sport at St Johns College, Hamilton.[4][5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Ross Tong". Sports Reference. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "Ross Tong". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ "Allan Tong". Sports Reference. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ↑ "Sports Institute". St John's College, Hamilton. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ↑ Thompson, Chris (20 March 2014). "School crews in top gear". Rodney Times. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
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