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| Full name | Richard William Tonks | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 February 1951 Whanganui, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
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Richard William Tonks MNZM (born 21 February 1951)[1] is a former national New Zealand rowing coach and a former rower who won a silver medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.[2] Through his coaching career he has coached crews to a total of 25 World Championship medals—including thirteen gold—and a total of seven Olympic medals—six of which were gold.[3]
- ^ "Dick Tonks bio, stats, and results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ "Dick Tonks". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2013. Archived from the original on 22 May 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ Cronin, Aimie (14 June 2014). "Stalking Dick Tonks to learn secret of success". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 10 October 2014.