Tony Wallington

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Tony Wallington
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NationalityBritish
Born (1948-10-05) 5 October 1948 (age 72)
Northampton, England
Sport
Sport Bobsleigh

Tony Wallington (born 5 October 1948) is a British bobsledder. He competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics and the 1984 Winter Olympics. [1] He was an army officer being appointed Special Regular Commission as 483385 2nd Lt on 25 January 1974 with seniority dating back to 5 October 1967. He served with the Royal Tank Regiment. [2]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tony Wallington Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  2. The London Gazette issue 46306 second supplement 6579 3 June 1974 Ministry of Defence retrieved 7 February 2021