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'''William "Bill" James Tinnock''' (5 April 1930) is a former [[New Zealand]] [[rowing (sport)|rower]].
'''William James Tinnock''' (5 April 1930 – 3 April 2017) was a New Zealand [[rowing (sport)|rower]].


At the [[1950 British Empire Games]] he won the silver medal as part of the men's eight alongside crew members [[Donald Adam]], [[Kerry Ashby]], [[Murray Ashby]], [[Bruce Culpan]], [[Thomas Engel]], [[Graham Jarratt]], [[Don Rowlands]] and [[Edwin Smith (rower)|Edwin Smith]]. At the next [[1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games|British Empire and Commonwealth Games]] in Vancouver, he won another silver medal in the men's coxed four.
William (known as Bill) Tinnock was born on 5 April 1930 in [[Auckland]], New Zealand.<ref name="SR profile">{{cite web |title=William Tinnock |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ti/william-tinnock-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630010105/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ti/william-tinnock-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 June 2017 |publisher=[[Sports Reference]] |access-date=16 September 2016}}</ref> At the [[1950 British Empire Games]] he won the silver medal as part of the men's eight alongside crew members [[Donald Adam]], [[Kerry Ashby]], [[Murray Ashby]], [[Bruce Culpan]], [[Thomas Engel]], [[Grahame Jarratt]], [[Don Rowlands]] and [[Edwin Smith (rower)|Edwin Smith]].<ref name="NZOC bio"/> At the next [[1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games|British Empire and Commonwealth Games]] in Vancouver, he won another silver medal in the men's coxed four.<ref name="NZOC bio"/>


Bill was the stroke seat of the first-ever Maddi Cup eight that won gold for Mount Albert Grammar.
At the [[1952 Summer Olympics]] he competed as part of the men's coxed four without progressing through to the finals.<ref>[http://www.olympic.org.nz/nzolympic/athlete/bill-tinnock Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee]</ref>


[[File:British Empire Games - 1950 - Silver Medal.jpg|thumb|British Empire Games - 1950 - Silver Medal]]
[[File:British Empire Games - 1950 - Silver Medal.jpg|thumb|British Empire Games – 1950 – Silver Medal]]
At the [[Rowing at the 1952 Summer Olympics|1952 Summer Olympics]] he competed as part of the men's coxed four without progressing through to the finals. He is listed as New Zealand Olympian athlete number 75 by the [[New Zealand Olympic Committee]].<ref name="NZOC bio">{{cite web|title=Bill Tinnock|url=https://www.olympic.org.nz/index.php/athletes/Bill-Tinnock|year=2016|publisher=[[New Zealand Olympic Committee]]|access-date=17 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519000546/http://olympic.org.nz/index.php/athletes/bill-tinnock/|archive-date=19 May 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Tinnock died on 3 April 2017.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://notices.nzherald.co.nz/obituaries/nzherald-nz/obituary.aspx?pid=184810391 | title=William James (Bill) Tinnock death notice | date=4 April 2017 | work=New Zealand Herald | access-date=20 May 2017}}</ref>


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== External links ==
* {{Olympics.com profile|william-tinnock|William Tinnock}}

{{1950 New Zealand British Empire Games team}}
{{1952 New Zealand Olympic team}}
{{1954 New Zealand British Empire and Commonwealth Games team}}


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Latest revision as of 05:48, 6 December 2024

Bill Tinnock
Personal information
Birth nameWilliam James Tinnock
Born(1930-04-05)5 April 1930
Auckland, New Zealand
Died3 April 2017(2017-04-03) (aged 86)
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  New Zealand
British Empire Games
Silver medal – second place 1950 Auckland Eight
Silver medal – second place 1954 Vancouver Coxed four

William James Tinnock (5 April 1930 – 3 April 2017) was a New Zealand rower.

William (known as Bill) Tinnock was born on 5 April 1930 in Auckland, New Zealand.[1] At the 1950 British Empire Games he won the silver medal as part of the men's eight alongside crew members Donald Adam, Kerry Ashby, Murray Ashby, Bruce Culpan, Thomas Engel, Grahame Jarratt, Don Rowlands and Edwin Smith.[2] At the next British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, he won another silver medal in the men's coxed four.[2]

Bill was the stroke seat of the first-ever Maddi Cup eight that won gold for Mount Albert Grammar.

British Empire Games – 1950 – Silver Medal

At the 1952 Summer Olympics he competed as part of the men's coxed four without progressing through to the finals. He is listed as New Zealand Olympian athlete number 75 by the New Zealand Olympic Committee.[2]

Tinnock died on 3 April 2017.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "William Tinnock". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 30 June 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Bill Tinnock". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2016. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  3. ^ "William James (Bill) Tinnock death notice". New Zealand Herald. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
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