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John Tarkong

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John Tarkong
Personal information
Full nameJohn Tarkong, Jr.
Nationality Palau
Born (1965-12-07) 7 December 1965 (age 58)
Washington, D.C., United States
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight96 kg (212 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
StyleGreco-Roman
ClubPalauan Amateur Wrestling
Federation
CoachLee Joong-Sub

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.

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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "2004 Athens: Flag Bearers for the Opening Ceremony". Olympics. 13 August 2004. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Olympic Qualifying Tournament: 2004-03-13 Tashkent (UZB) – Men's Greco-Roman 96kg". International Wrestling Database. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  4. ^ "Men's Greco-Roman 96kg". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  5. ^ "Nauruan athlete achieves 'personal bests' in weightlifting". Radio Australia. ABC News Australia. 26 August 2004. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
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