Laurence Bond
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 31 December 1905 Marylebone, London, England |
| Died | 1 December 1943 (aged 37) Westcliff-on-Sea, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Pole vault |
| Club | University of Cambridge Achilles Club |
Laurence Temple Bond (31 December 1905 – 1 December 1943) was a British athlete who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
[edit]At the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, Bond competed in the men's pole vault, finishing 10th and just failing to reach the final.[2]
Bond competed in the pole vault at the 1930 British Empire Games for England.[3] At the time of the 1930 Games, he was a medical student at the University of Cambridge.[4]
Bond finished third behind Henry Lindblad in the pole vault event at the 1931 AAA Championships, by which time he had become a doctor.[5][6]
Bond finished third behind Danilo Innocenti in the pole vault event at the 1933 AAA Championships.[7][8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Laurence Bond Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ "English athletes". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 2 Sep 1930 Southampton". Ancestry.co.uk.
- ^ "Athletics records may be smashed today". Daily News (London). 4 July 1931. Retrieved 10 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Few AAA titles go abroad". Daily Herald. 6 July 1931. Retrieved 10 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Amateur titles contested". Gloucestershire Echo. 8 July 1933. Retrieved 11 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Finn's brilliant 3 miles : Our athletes shine". Daily Herald. 10 July 1933. Retrieved 11 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
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