Graham Bond (gymnast)

Graham Bond
Full nameGraham Francis Bond
Born(1937-05-06)6 May 1937
Died17 August 2018(2018-08-17) (aged 81)[1]
Height5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented
Australia Australia

Graham Francis Bond (6 May 1937 – 17 August 2018) was an Australian gymnast who competed at three Olympic Games.[2] He competed at the 1956 Melbourne, 1960 Rome and 1964 Tokyo Olympics.[3] He was inducted into the Gymnastics Australia Hall of Fame in May 2018.[4]

Bond attended the University of Queensland, graduating with a Bachelor of Engineering from the Department of Mining, Minerals and Materials Engineering in 1960.[5] In 1961 he was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to attend Balliol College, Oxford.[6] In 1966 he was awarded a PhD on The application of computers to the solution of mine ventilation networks at the University of Queensland.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Funeral Notice, Courier Mail".
  2. ↑ "Olympian vaults from Wondai to Melbourne, Rome and Tokyo". couriermail.com.au. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  3. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Graham Bond (full name: Graham Francis Bond)". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 15 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Graham Bond's obituary in Gymnastics Australia". Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  5. ↑ 50 years 1950-2000. Department of Mining, Minerals and Materials Engineering, The University of Queensland. 2000.
  6. ↑ "Graham Bond – The Rhodes Scholarships". Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "Bond, Graham Francis. (1966). The application of computers to the solution of mine ventilation networks. PhD Thesis, The University of Queensland".
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