Laurence Bond
Laurence Bond ( Laurence Temple Bond ; born December 31, 1905 in Marylebone , † December 1, 1943 in Southend-on-Sea ) was a British pole vaulter .
At the Olympic Games in Amsterdam in 1928 , he was tenth.
On August 2, 1930, he set a national record in London of 3.85, which lasted for six years. In the same year he was starting fifth for England at the British Empire Games in Hamilton .
He died of complications from an appendectomy .
Web links
- Laurence Bond in the database of TOPS in athletics (English)
- Laurence Bond in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Footnotes
- ↑ British track and field all-time best list (as of 1950) ( Memento from May 15, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
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| SURNAME | Bond, Laurence |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bond, Laurence Temple |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British pole vaulter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 31, 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Marylebone |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 1, 1943 |
| Place of death | Southend-on-Sea |