Ken Tinegate
British rower
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Kenneth William Tinegate (April 1915 – 18 July 1958) was an English rower who competed in the 1950 British Empire Games. During the 1950s, he was married to British Empire Games gold medalist diver Edna Child.
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1950 British Empire Games, Tinegate (left) and Brown (right) Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | April 1915 West Bromwich, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 July 1958 (aged 43) Bromsgrove, England | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Deputy Manager | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Birmingham RC | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Rowing
Tinegate had been associated with rowing since he was 17, having been a member of the Birmingham Rowing Club for over 20 years and winning "many trophies" in that time.[1]
He represented England and won a bronze medal in the double sculls with Jack Brown at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[2][3] Shortly before the Games the pair had to purchase a new boat after their previous one had been badly damaged by a submerged tree during training in Southport.[4]
In June 1989, he had a boat named after him by Birmingham's Lord Mayor, Councillor Fred Chapman.[5]
Personal life
He was employed at the Hockley timber merchants business, started by his father E. W. Tinegate. He was also a former captain of Kings Norton Rugby Club.[1]
During the Games in 1950 he lived at Oakfield Road, Selly Park, Birmingham and was a deputy manager. He was a member of the Birmingham Rowing Club.[6]
On 16 October 1954, he married diver Edna Child, having met on the boat when sailing back home after the 1950 British Empire Games,[7] where he stated his profession as a deputy manager.[8] They spent their honeymoon in Italy.[7] He died just under four years later on 18 July 1958 at Bromsgrove, leaving an estate worth just under £6,300 to Child,[9] who survived him along with his two daughters.[1]