Tong was born in 1931 in Auckland, New Zealand. 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. Tong was a member of the
Union Boat Club. 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. He is listed as New Zealand Olympian athlete number 123 by the
New Zealand Olympic Committee. His son,
Ross Tong, 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. ==References==