Ross Tong

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Ross Tong
Personal information
BornRoss Stuart Tong
(1961-04-21) 21 April 1961 (age 65)[1]
Wanganui, New Zealand
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight89 kg (196 lb)[1]
RelativeAllan Tong (father)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubWaikato Rowing Club[1]
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Olympic Games
Bronze medal โ€“ third place 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.[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 is a former police officer.[2] For some time, he coached rowing at King's College in Auckland.[2] Tong is now Director of Sport at St John's College, Hamilton.[4][5]

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