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New Zealand rower

Ross Tong

Personal information

Birth name

Ross Stuart Tong

Born

(1961-04-21) 21 April 1961 (age 63)
Wanganui, New Zealand

Height

1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)

Weight

89 kg (196 lb)

Relative

Allan Tong (father)

Sport

Rowing

Club

Waikato Rowing Club

Medal record

Men's rowing

Representing New Zealand
Olympic Games
	1984 Los Angeles	Coxed four

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. His father, Allan Tong, was an Olympic rower in 1956. Along with Don Symon, Kevin Lawton, Barrie Mabbott and Brett Hollister (cox), Tong Jr. won the bronze medal in the coxed four in 1984. He is listed as New Zealand Olympian athlete number 515 by the New Zealand Olympic Committee.

Tong is a former police officer. For some time, he coached rowing at King's College in Auckland. Tong is now Director of Sport at St John's College, Hamilton.

References

^ 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 12 September 2016.
^ "Ross Tong". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
"Allan Tong". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. 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.

External links

Ross Tong at Olympics.com

v t e 1984 New Zealand Olympic team
Archery	Neroli Fairhall Dale Lightfoot Ann Shurrock
Athletics	Anne Audain Rod Dixon Derek Froude Lyn Grime Lorraine Moller Mary O'Connor Peter O'Donoghue Mike O'Rourke Peter Pearless Peter Renner Dianne Rodger Tony Rogers John Walker Steve Walsh
Boxing	Kevin Barry Michael Kenny
Canoeing	Grant Bramwell Ian Ferguson Robert Jenkinson Paul MacDonald Edwin Richards Alan Thompson
Cycling	Craig Adair Stephen Cox Anthony Cuff Brian Fowler Graeme Miller Murray Steele Roger Sumich
Diving	Ann Sissons Mark Graham Gary Lamb
Equestrian	Andrew Bennie John Cottle Mary Hamilton Andrew Nicholson Mark Todd
Fencing	Martin Brill David Cocker
Field hockey	Jeff Archibald Christine Arthur Cathy Baker Husmukh Bhikha Robyn Blackman Chris Brown George Carnoutsos Mary Clinton Peter Daji Lesley Elliott Laurie Gallen Jane Goulding Stuart Grimshaw Shirley Haig Harina Kohere Trevor Laurence Sandra Mackie Maurice Marquet Jan Martin Jenny McDonald Sue McLeish Grant McLeod Brent Miskimmin Peter Miskimmin Lesley Murdoch Arthur Parkin Ramesh Patel Graham Sligo Jillian Smith Isobel Thomson Barbara Tilden Robin Wilson
Judo	Shaun O'Leary Graeme Spinks Bill Vincent
Rhythmic gymnastics	Tanya Moss
Rowing	Nigel Atherfold Stephanie Foster Andy Hay Brett Hollister Allan Horan Geoff Horan Greg Johnston George Keys Kevin Lawton Barrie Mabbott Shane O'Brien Les O'Connell Gary Reid Conrad Robertson Dave Rodger Mike Stanley Andrew Stevenson Don Symon Ross Tong Keith Trask Chris White Roger White-Parsons
Sailing	Luke Carter Russell Coutts Simon Daubney Tom Dodson Peter Evans Aran Hansen Bruce Kendall David Mackay Sean Reeves Rex Sellers Chris Timms
Shooting	Tony Clarke Stephen Petterson John Woolley
Swimming	Brett Austin Carmel Clark Mike Davidson Anna Doig Gary Hurring Gail Jonson Paul Kingsman Anthony Mosse
Synchronised swimming	Katie Sadleir Lynette Sadleir
Weightlifting	Michael Bernard Kevin Blake Allister Nalder
Wrestling	Zane Coleman Graeme Hawkins Ken Reinsfield
Chef de Mission: Ron Scott

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