Bill Tinnock

Personal information
Born	William James Tinnock (1930-04-05)5 April 1930 Auckland, New Zealand
Died	3 April 2017(2017-04-03) (aged 86)
Spouse	Judy Burke
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Medal record Men's rowing Representing  New Zealand British Empire Games 1950 Auckland Eight 1954 Vancouver Coxed four

William James Tinnock (5 April 1930 – 3 April 2017) was a New Zealand rower.

Biography

Tinnock was born on 5 April 1930 in Auckland.^[1] He was the stroke seat of the first eight from Mount Albert Grammar School to win the Maadi Cup.

At the 1950 British Empire Games, Tinnock 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.^[2] At the next British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, he won another silver medal in the men's coxed four.^[2]

At the 1952 Summer Olympics, Tinnock 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]

Tinnock married tennis player Judy Burke in about 1955, and the couple went on to have two children.^[3] He died on 3 April 2017.^[4] His wife, Judy Tinnock, died in 2025.^[5]

References

External links

• William James Tinnock at Olympics.com
• William Tinnock at Olympic.org (archived)
• Bill Tinnock at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
• Bill Tinnock at Olympedia
• Bill Tinnock at InterSportStats

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