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William James Tinnock (5 April 1930 – 3 April 2017) was a New Zealand 
At the
rower
Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ...
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William (known as Bill) Tinnock was born on 5 April 1930 in Auckland
Auckland ( ; ) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region, the area governed by Auckland Council, which includes outlying rural areas and ...
, New Zealand. At the 1950 British Empire Games
The 1950 British Empire Games were the fourth staging of what is now called the Commonwealth Games. It was held in Auckland, New Zealand, between 4 and 11 February 1950, after a 12-year gap from the third edition of the games. A documentary fil ...
he won the silver medal as part of the men's eight alongside crew members Donald Adam, Kerry Ashby
Kerry Ayling Ashby (4 September 1928 – 3 March 2015) was a New Zealand rower.
Early life and family
Ashby was born in Devonport on Auckland's North Shore in 1928, the son of Catherine Adele (née Gozar) and Edward Ashby, and the older brot ...
, Murray Ashby, Bruce Culpan, Thomas Engel, Grahame Jarratt, Don Rowlands
Sir Donald David Rowlands (17 June 1926 – 18 March 2015) was a New Zealand rower and businessman.
Early life and family
Rowlands was born in 1926, the third child of Ruby Winifred (née Harrison) and Horace Edward Rowlands, and was raised ...
and Edwin Smith. At the next British Empire and Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games is a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations, which consists mostly, but not exclusively, of territories of the former British Empire. The event was first held in 1930 ...
in Vancouver, he won another silver medal in the men's coxed four.
Bill was the stroke seat of the first-ever Maddi Cup eight that won gold for Mount Albert Grammar.
At the 1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland.
After Japan declared in ...
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
The New Zealand Olympic Committee (before 1994, The ''New Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association'') is both the National Olympic Committee and the Commonwealth Games Association in New Zealand responsible for selecting athletes to re ...
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Tinnock died on 3 April 2017.
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* 1930 births 2017 deaths New Zealand male rowers Rowers at the 1950 British Empire Games Rowers at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Rowers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for New Zealand Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand Commonwealth Games silver medallists in rowing Medallists at the 1950 British Empire Games Medallists at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Rowers from Auckland 20th-century New Zealand sportsmen {{NewZealand-rowing-bio-stub