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William James Tinnock (5 April 1930 – 3 April 2017) was a New Zealand 
At the
rower
Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is di ...
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William (known as Bill) Tinnock was born on 5 April 1930 in Auckland
Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The List of New Zealand urban areas by population, most populous urban area in the country and the List of cities in Oceania by po ...
, New Zealand. At the 1950 British Empire Games
The 1950 British Empire Games was 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. The main venue was ...
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 broth ...
, 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, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exce ...
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 ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...
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 of New Zealand Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand Commonwealth Games medallists in rowing {{NewZealand-rowing-bio-stub