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John Tarkong

John Tarkong

Palauan Greco-Roman wrestler

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.

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


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