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'''William "Bill" James Tinnock''' (born 5 April 1930) is a former New Zealand [[rowing (sport)|rower]].
'''William "Bill" James Tinnock''' (born 5 April 1930) is a former 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]], [[Grahame 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.
Tinnock was born in 1930 in [[Auckland]], New Zealand.<ref name="SR profile" /> 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]]. 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.


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>
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]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Bill Tinnock|url=https://www.olympic.org.nz/index.php/athletes/Bill-Tinnock|publisher=[[New Zealand Olympic Committee]]|accessdate=17 September 2016}}</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]]

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Bill Tinnock
Personal information
Born (1930-04-05) 5 April 1930 (age 94)[1]
Auckland, New Zealand
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 "Bill" James Tinnock (born 5 April 1930) is a former New Zealand rower.

Tinnock was born in 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. At the next British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, he won another silver medal in the men's coxed four.

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]

British Empire Games - 1950 - Silver Medal

References

  1. ^ a b "William Tinnock". Sports Reference. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Bill Tinnock". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 September 2016.