Thomas Amlong
Fort Knox, Kentucky, U.S.[1] | ||||||||||||
Died | January 26, 2009 (aged 73) New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. | |||||||||||
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Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||
Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | |||||||||||
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Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||
Club | Vesper Boat Club[1] | |||||||||||
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Thomas Kennedy "Tom" Amlong (June 15, 1935 – January 26, 2009) was an American competition rower who often teamed with his brother Joe. In 1964 they won the national title in coxless pairs and an Olympic gold medal in the eights.[1][2]
Amlong was the third son of Colonel Ransom George Amlong and Marguerite Kennedy. He was born at
In August 1954 Tom and Joe enlisted to the
Following his father Amlong had a 20-year-long career in the U.S. Army and was deployed in Vietnam. He retired as captain, and later had cancer, presumably caused by exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam. In his late life Amlong lived in Old Lyme, Connecticut.[6] He was a lifetime member of the National Rowing Association and Vesper Rowing Club. He died aged 73.[7] he also had a sister Mary Diane Amlong.[4]
References
- ^ a b c Tom Amlong. sports-reference.com
- ^ Joe Amlong. sports-reference.com
- ^ Stowe, 26–27, 31
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4671-2009-8.
- ^ Stowe, 28–29
- ^ Stowe, 171
- ^ "Thomas Amlong Obituary". The Day. legacy.com. January 30, 2009.
Cited sources
- William A Stowe (2005). All Together. iUniverse. ISBN 978-0-595-34388-1.