John Tarkong, Jr. (born December 7, 1965, in Washington, District of Columbia, United States) is a retired amateur Palauan Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's heavyweight category.[1] Tarkong represented Palau at the 2004 Summer Olympics, where he became the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.[2] During his sporting career, he has been training for the Palauan Amateur Wrestling Federation under his personal coach Lee Joong-Sub.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | John Tarkong, Jr. |
| Nationality |  Palau |
| Born | 7 December 1965 Washington, D.C., United States |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 96 kg (212 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Wrestling |
| Style | Greco-Roman |
| Club | Palauan Amateur Wrestling Federation |
| Coach | Lee Joong-Sub |
Tarkong qualified for the Palauan squad, as a 38-year-old, in the men's 96 kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens by receiving a berth from the Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[3] He received two straight losses due to technical superiority and no classification points in a preliminary pool match against Kyrgyzstan's Gennady Chkhaidze and Bulgaria's Kaloyan Dinchev, finishing twentieth overall out of twenty-two wrestlers.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Tarkong". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ "2004 Athens: Flag Bearers for the Opening Ceremony". Olympics. 13 August 2004. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ^ "Olympic Qualifying Tournament: 2004-03-13 Tashkent (UZB) – Men's Greco-Roman 96kg". International Wrestling Database. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ "Men's Greco-Roman 96kg". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ "Nauruan athlete achieves 'personal bests' in weightlifting". Radio Australia. ABC News Australia. 26 August 2004. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
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