Neville Tong

Neville Tong

Personal information
Nationality	England
Born	Fourth quarter 1934 Burton Constable, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died	15 June 2019 (aged 85)
Sport
Sport	Cycling
Medal record Cycling Representing  England British Empire & Commonwealth Games 1958 Cardiff 1 Km time trial

Neville Tong (1934–15 June 2019) was an English cyclist.

Cycling career

He represented England and won a gold medal in the 1 Km time trial at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[1][2][3]

He won the Dundee grand Prix in 1956 and various trophies and medals for other events throughout the UK including both the British Cycling Federation and British grass track championships.

Personal life

Neville was born in Burton Constable, East Riding of Yorkshire, but brought up in Winterton, Lincolnshire.[4] His wife, whilst swimming was rescued from the Caribbean currents as she got into difficulty; Welshman Nick Dibble, 63 years of age at the time, swam out and risked his own life to save hers.[5][6][7][8][9] Having set up and run a successful construction and roofing business, Tong retired in 2013 and spent his retirement living in Scotter with his wife Joan.[4]

Tong died on 15 June 2019 from a heart attack after stopping during a bike ride.[10]

References

1. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
2. "1958 Athletes". Team England.
3. This is Scunthorpe: Neville's looking pleased
4. Almond, John (February 2013). "Nev Tong – The wheel deal". Lincolnshire Life. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
5. GBRA Athletics
6. Winterton Council website
7. Cycling Archives
8. Google news listings
9. Magazine: Cycling and Mopeds. 10 September 1958 World Championships Neville Tong
10. "Gold medal-winning North Lincolnshire cyclist died during bike ride". grimsbytelegraph. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.