Bob Edmond (born 29 December 1948) is a former

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n sportsman who played

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with Carlton in the

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(VFL) during the 1960s and won two

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silver medals in

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. Although predominantly a defender, Edmond could also play as a ruckman. Like his younger brother Jim, who captained VFL club Footscray, Edmond joined the league from Bairnsdale. He spent just two seasons at Carlton, including their premiership year of

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, where he made seven appearances but could not break into the finals side. Edmond represented Australia in the Super Heavyweight division of weightlifting at the

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and finished in seventh position. He then competed at the

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, also in Canada, winning a silver medal with a lift of 322.5 kg. Edmond finally competed at the 1982 Brisbane Commonwealth Games and again finished with the silver, with the gold going to fellow Australian

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* *Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing. {{DEFAULTSORT:Edmond, Bob 1948 births Living people VFL/AFL players born outside Australia Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Carlton Football Club players Bairnsdale Football Club players Australian male weightlifters Weightlifters at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Weightlifters at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Weightlifters at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic weightlifters for Australia Scottish emigrants to Australia Medallists at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games 20th-century Australian sportsmen Commonwealth Games silver medallists in weightlifting Commonwealth Games weightlifters for Australia