Allan Tong

Allan Ray Tong (born 20 January 1931) is a New Zealand rower.

[1][2] He was a member of the eight from Wanganui Technical College that competed in the inaugural Maadi Cup race, i.e. the New Zealand national school rowing championships, in 1947.

[3] He took part in the 1950-51 Centennial games[4] in Christchurch, followed by the 1951 New Zealand Rowing Championships.

Married in 1955 he trialed for and was selected to represent New Zealand at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

[6] As of 2021, Tong lives in Evelyn Page retirement village in Orewa, and had only recently retired from coaching rowing for Wentworth College pupils on the Weiti River.