Thomas Amlong, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American rower
Date of Birth: 15-Jun-1935
Place of Birth: Fort Knox, Kentucky, United States
Date of Death: 26-Jan-2009
Profession: rower
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Thomas Amlong
- Thomas Kennedy "Tom" Amlong (June 15, 1935 – January 26, 2009) was an American competition rower who often teamed with his brother Joe.
- In 1964 they won the national title in coxless pairs and an Olympic gold medal in the eights.Amlong was the third son of Colonel Ransom George Amlong and Marguerite Kennedy.
- He was born at Fort Knox, Kentucky, where his father was stationed at the time.
- In 1946 the family moved to Huntley Meadows Park in Fairfax County, Virginia, and lived there until 1950, when Amlong Sr.
- was transferred to Liege, Belgium.
- There Tom and Joe were introduced to rowing in 1951.
- Later in 1951 they moved to Germany and competed there in coxless pairs in 1952.
- The brothers became quickly known for their power, rude characters and lack of communication skills.
- In 1953 Amlong Sr.
- retired, and the family returned to Huntley.
- After the death of Marguerite in 1972, Ransom George and Tom moved to Louisiana.In August 1954 Tom and Joe enlisted to the 82nd Airborne Division.
- Next year they successfully applied to an Army sports program, and were transferred to Washington, to prepare for the 1956 Olympics at the Potomac River.
- They were defeated at the 1956 Olympic Trials, and soon after that Tom enrolled to University of Maryland, a year later transferring to University of Virginia.
- In 1961 the brothers joined the Vesper Boat Club in Philadelphia.Following his father Amlong had a 20-year-long career in the U.S.
- Army and was deployed in Vietnam.
- This career was hampered by rowing, and he did not advance in ranks after the 1964 Games, same as his brother Joe.
- He retired as captain, and later battled with cancer, presumably caused by exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam.
- In his late life Amlong lived in Old Lyme, Connecticut.
- He was a lifetime member of the National Rowing Association and Vesper Rowing Club.
- He died aged 73 and was survived by his wife, Genevieve Bornand Amlong, daughters Karen Lee, Nathalie, and Tanya Flynn, and four brothers: John Michael, Ransom Jerome, Joseph Brian and William; he also had a sister Mary Diane Amlong.
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