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}} Richard "Dick" William Tonks (born 21 February 1951) is a New Zealand rowing coach and former rower who won a silver medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Through his coaching career he has coached crews to a total of 25 World Championship medals—including thirteen gold—and a total of six Olympic medals—five of which were gold.〔 〕 == Early life and rowing career == Dick Tonks' father, Alan Tonks, was an accomplished rower and coach, and it is presumed that his influence was a major factor in Dick's taking up rowing at Wanganui Boys' college at the age of thirteen.〔 He first competed at the Wanganui Secondary Schools Regatta in 1965 and subsequently—coached by his father—rowed in the school's first eight for three years.〔 〕 In 1970, back at the sport, he rowed for Otago in Dunedin and was able to earn a place on the national team in 1971.〔 By 1972 he was stroking the New Zealand coxless four, alongside Ross Collinge, Dudley Storey and Noel Mills. The boat went on to win silver at the Munich Olympics, beaten by half a boat-length by the East German crew.〔〔 Curiously, Tonks never won a national title, coming second in the single scull to Murray Watkinson in 1974 and never being part of a strong enough club to win in larger boats.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dick Tonks」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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