Hamish Bryon Bond (born 13 February 1986) is a retired New Zealand rower and former

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. He is a three-time Olympic gold medallist at the 2012 London Olympic Games, the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, and at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. He won six consecutive

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gold medals in the coxless pair and set the current world best times in both the coxless and coxed pair. He made a successful transition from rowing to road cycling after the

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, focussing on the road

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and winning a medal at the Commonwealth Games. He returned to rowing for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, winning a gold medal in the men's eight. In 2024 he was a cyclor in the Team New Zealand team which successfully defended the

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Personal life

Bond was born in

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. He boarded at

Otago Boys' High School Otago Boys' High School (OBHS) is a secondary school in Dunedin, New Zealand. It is one of New Zealand's oldest boys' secondary schools. Originally known as Dunedin High School, it was founded on 3 August 1863 and moved to its present site in 18 ...

. He graduated in 2010 from

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with a Bachelor of

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(major in finance) and a Graduate Diploma in Personal Financial Planning. Bond married Lizzie Travis in April 2015.

Career

Rowing

Bond was a member of the New Zealand gold medal-winning coxless four at the

2007 World Rowing Championships The 2007 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 26 August to 2 September 2007 at Oberschleißheim Regatta Course in Oberschleißheim near Munich, Germany. Medal summary Men's events Non-Olympic classes ...

. The coxless four won team of the year at the Halberg Sports Awards in 2007. He was a member of the men's coxless four which won the B final at the

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. The following year, he and Eric Murray combined to win the coxless pair at the 2009 World Rowing Championships in Poznan. After this performance Bond and Murray won the team of the year award at the 2009 New Zealand Halberg Sports Awards. Bond and Murray continued to row together in the coxless pairs and competed at and won the World Cup Series and at the

2010 World Rowing Championships The 2010 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 31 October to 7 November 2010 on Lake Karapiro near Cambridge, New Zealand, Cambridge, New Zealand. The annual week-long rowing (sport), rowing regatta was or ...

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, New Zealand 2010. They won their 2nd world title together in front of a passionate home crowd. Bond describes racing in front of a home crowd as a "once in a lifetime experience". Bond and Murray continued their undefeated streak, winning gold at the

2011 World Rowing Championships The 2011 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 28 August to 4 September 2011 at Lake Bled, adjoining the Slovenian city of Bled. The annual week-long rowing regatta is organized by World Rowing Federatio ...

in Slovenia. Bond and Murray had a long-running rivalry from 2009 to 2011 with the British pair of

Pete Reed Peter K. Reed (born 27 July 1981) is a retired British Olympic rower. Reed is a three-times Olympic gold medallist – earning gold in the Men's coxless four at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, and then a gold medal in the Men's eight at the 2016 O ...

and Andrew Triggs Hodge. The British pair won silver in 2009, 2010 and 2011. Bond and Murray have also won the Silver Goblets & Nickalls' Challenge Cup for Men's Senior Pairs at the

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in 2009 and 2010 and then again in 2013. In 2014 he set a World Indoor Rowing Record for the 60 minute category, completing 18,443m in that time. At the 2012 London Olympic Games Bond and Murray took six seconds off the

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of 6:08.5 in their heat for the men's coxless pair. In the Olympic final they surged into the lead after the 500 metre mark to win the gold medal in 6:16.65 by open water. France edged Great Britain for the silver in 6:21.11 v. Great Britain's time of 6:21.77. The victory capped an undefeated streak that began when Murray and Bond began racing the pair internationally in 2009. After London, Bond and Murray decided to continue as a partnership aiming towards the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. They made changes to their training regime and Noel Donaldson became their coach. They continued their unbeaten run through the next 4 years winning the World Championship Coxless Pair in 2013, 2014 and 2015. In 2014 in

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they doubled up to win both the coxed and coxless pair events, setting a new World Best Time in the coxed pair of 6:33.26. In Rio, Bond and Murray won their second consecutive Olympic gold medal, dominating the field and completing their 8-year unbeaten run together. In 2016, after returning home from Rio de Janeiro Bond and Murray wrote a book describing their journey through the years of rowing together. The book was commended for its candid and honest portrayal of their time together. In 2018 the

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awarded Bond and Murray the

Thomas Keller Medal The Thomas Keller Medal is given by the World Rowing Federation (FISA) for an outstanding international career in the sport of rowing. It is the highest honor in rowing and is awarded to any athlete within five years of his/her retirement from the ...

for their outstanding international rowing career. It is the sport's highest honour and is awarded within five years of the athlete's retirement, acknowledging an exceptional rowing career and exemplary

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. In 2019, Bond decided to rejoin the New Zealand rowing team, this time in the men's eight, alongside fellow double Olympic gold medallist Mahe Drysdale, aiming to compete at the Tokyo 2020 games. The eight did not initially qualify for the games, and qualified in May 2021 at the Last Chance Regatta. At the games, the eight won the gold medal. In January 2022, Bond announced his retirement from rowing.

Cycling

Outside of rowing, Bond has always been a keen cyclist. In 2009, he raced at elite level in New Zealand alongside fellow Olympian Sam Bewley, competing in the six-day Tour of Southland for the Zookeepers-Cycle Surgery team. The team's

Heath Blackgrove Heath Blackgrove (born 5 December 1980 in Oamaru) is a New Zealand former professional racing cyclist, who currently works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team . Major results ;1999 : 1st New Zealand National Time Trial Championshi ...

won the 2009 event. In November 2016, Bond announced that he would take a break from rowing in 2017, and concentrate on cycling instead. In his first attempt at the national time trials in January 2017 he finished in third place, he then went to win a bronze medal in the Oceania Championships. Bond competed in the 2016 Tour of Southland with the Vantage Windows and Doors Team. His teammate Michael Torckler briefly led the tour after an impressive performance from Bond and Torckler on the Coronet Peak climb. Bond was selected to represent New Zealand for the 2017 World Championships, held in Norway in September 2017, where he finished in 39th in the men's time trial after suffering a puncture. On 5 January 2018 he won the elite men's time trial at the national road cycling championships in Napier, in a new course record. Off the back of this performance he was selected to represent New Zealand in road cycling at the

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on the Gold Coast. In March 2018, Bond won the gold medal in the elite men's time trial at the Oceania Championships. At the end of March 2018, he set a target to win a cycling medal at the Tokyo Olympics in 2020. On 10 April 2018, Bond won the bronze medal in the road time trial at the

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on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia.

Major results

;2017 : 3rd Bronze medal Oceania

Time trial, Oceania Road Championships : 3rd

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, National Road Championships : 9th Overall

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;2018 : 1st OceaniaChampionJersey

Time trial, Oceania Road Championships : 1st MaillotNuevaZelanda

, National Road Championships : 3rd Bronze medal blank

: 3rd Chrono Champenois ;2019 : 2nd

, National Road Championships ;2020 : 1st MaillotNuevaZelanda

, National Road Championships ;2021 : 4th

, National Road Championships

Sailing

In January 2023, Bond accepted the role of cyclor in Emirates Team New Zealand for the 2024 America's Cup.

Honours

In the

2013 New Year Honours The New Year Honours 2013 were appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by citizens of those countries. The New Year Honours are awarded as part of the New Year celebrati ...

, Bond was appointed a

Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit The New Zealand Order of Merit () is an order of merit in the New Zealand royal honours system. It was established by royal warrant on 30 May 1996 by Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand, "for those persons who in any field of endeavour, have ...

for services to rowing. In the

2023 New Year Honours The 2023 New Year Honours are appointments by some of the 15 Commonwealth realms to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by citizens of those countries. The New Year Honours are awarded as part of the New Year celebratio ...

, he was promoted to

Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit The New Zealand Order of Merit () is an order of merit in the New Zealand royal honours system. It was established by royal warrant on 30 May 1996 by Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand, "for those persons who in any field of endeavour, have ...

, also for services to rowing.

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