Bill Tinnock

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]

British Empire Games – 1950 – Silver Medal

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

1. "William Tinnock". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 30 June 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
2. "Bill Tinnock". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2016. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
3. Bignell, Jill (February 2020). "Blast from the past – Judy Tinnock" (PDF). Newsletter. International Lawn Tennis Club of New Zealand. p. 5. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
4. "William James (Bill) Tinnock death notice". New Zealand Herald. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
5. "Judith Tinnock obituary". The New Zealand Herald. 24 September 2025. Retrieved 24 September 2025.

External links

• William Tinnock at Olympics.com