Kenneth William Tinegate (April 1915 – 18 July 1958) was an English rower who competed in the 1950 British Empire Games.

During the 1950s, he was married to British Empire Games gold medalist diver Edna Child.

[1] He represented England and won a bronze medal in the double sculls with Jack Brown at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand.

[5] On 16 October 1954, he married diver Edna Child, having met on the boat when sailing back home after the 1950 British Empire Games,[6] where he stated his profession as a deputy manager.

[6] He died just under four years later on 18 July 1958 at Bromsgrove, leaving an estate worth just under £6,300 to Child,[8] who survived him along with his two daughters.