Adam Ling

Adam Ling
Ling on the podium in September 2015
Personal information
Born (1991-09-09) 9 September 1991 (age 33)
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight64 kg (141 lb)[1]
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  New Zealand
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Aiguebelette Lightweight single sculls
Updated on 9 December 2016

Adam Ling (born 9 September 1991) is a New Zealand rower. He won a gold medal at the 2015 World Rowing Championships in the lightweight single sculls, but missed the Olympic qualification for the lightweight double sculls the following year.

Early life

Ling was born in 1991.[1] He received his secondary schooling at Aquinas College in Tauranga apart from his last year, which he spent at Tauranga Boys' College.[2] He started rowing in 2005 while at Aquinas College.[1]

Rowing career

Ling had his first international experience at the 2012 World Rowing U23 Championships in Trakai, Lithuania, where he came eighth with the lightweight men's four.[3] At the 2013 World Rowing U23 Championships in Linz, Austria, he came fourth in the lightweight men's single sculls.[4] Ling became an elite rower in 2014,[5] and at the 2014 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam in the Netherlands, he competed in the lightweight men's double sculls with Alistair Bond. They came second in their semi-final race,[6] but did not start in the final.[7] In early 2015, Ling became national champion in the lightweight men's single sculls at Lake Ruataniwha, beating Peter Taylor.[8] At the 2015 World Rowing Championships in Aiguebelette, France, with "almost textbook-perfect race strategy" he won the A final ahead of Rajko Hrvat of Slovenia and Miloš Stanojević of Serbia.[9][10][11]

At the 2016 Final Olympic Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland, Ling was partnered with Toby Cunliffe-Steel in the lightweight men's double sculls. They would have had to be within the first three spots to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics, but came sixth and thus missed out.[2][12] At the 2017 New Zealand rowing nationals at Lake Ruataniwha, he came second to Matthew Dunham in the premier lightweight singles.[13]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Adam Ling". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Adam Ling". Rowing New Zealand. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  3. ^ "(BLM4-) U23 Lightweight Men's Four - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  4. ^ "(BLM1x) U23 Lightweight Men's Single Sculls - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  5. ^ Guild, Ben (2 September 2014). "Rowing: Local rowers shine on world stage". Bay of Plenty Times. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  6. ^ "(LM2x) Lightweight Men's Double Sculls - Semifinal". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  7. ^ "(LM2x) Lightweight Men's Double Sculls - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  8. ^ Anderson, Ian (21 February 2015). "Rising lightweights Adam Ling and Zoe McBride shine at the national rowing champs". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  9. ^ Anderson, Ian (5 September 2015). "Kiwi lightweight rowers grab sensational double gold at world champs". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  10. ^ "Rowing: Local club rapt at Ling's bling". Bay of Plenty Times. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  11. ^ "(LM1x) Lightweight Men's Single Sculls - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  12. ^ "(LM2x) Lightweight Men's Double Sculls - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  13. ^ "Dunham stakes claim at nationals". The Press. 18 February 2017. p. D4. Retrieved 24 February 2017.