Robyn Wong

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Robyn Wong
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Wong in 2018
Personal information
Full nameRobyn Marie Wong
Born (1970-11-23) 23 November 1970 (age 53)
Lower Hutt, New Zealand [1]
Team information
Current teamRetired
Discipline Cross country
RoleRider
Wong's husband and son competing at the 2014 Karapoti Classic 20140301 Karapoti 437.jpg
Wong's husband and son competing at the 2014 Karapoti Classic

Robyn Marie Wong (born 23 November 1970) [2] is a New Zealand cyclist. She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, in the women's cross-country. [1]

Wong was born in 1970 at Lower Hutt to Chinese parents. [3] The family moved to the Wairarapa early in 1971, where Wong grew up. She was married to Dave Hicks and they have one son together, Jack, who was born in 2012. [4]

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References

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  2. "Robyn Wong". Olympedia . Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  3. "Robyn Wong". New Zealand Olympic Committee . Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  4. Moir, Jo (2 March 2014). "Youth record broken in 'monster' race". The Dominion Post . Retrieved 17 April 2017.