Bill Tinnock

Bill Tinnock

Personal information
Born	5 April 1930[1] Auckland, New Zealand
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Medal record Men's Rowing Representing  New Zealand British Empire Games 1950 Auckland Eight 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. "William Tinnock". Sports Reference. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
2. "Bill Tinnock". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 September 2016.