Gillian 'Gill' Bond (born 1958), is a female former rower who competed for Great Britain and England.

Rowing career

Bond was introduced to rowing at the Stuart Ladies by Gill Webb. In 1978 she rowed in the pair with Julia Corbin for England at the Home International. She became part of the British training squad in 1978 and in 1981 gained success with the

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. After injury in 1982 she switched to the

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. In 1983 she was selected for her first of five World Championships, competing in the

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in Germany. She was part of the quadruple sculls with

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, Steph Price and

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, that won the national title rowing for A.R.A squad, at the 1985 National Championships. There were further appearances at the World Championships in 1985 and 1986 and she represented

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and won a

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in the single scull, at the

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. She rowed in two more World Championships in 1987 and 1988 and just missed out on selection for the

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because of late team changes.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bond, Gill 1958 births English female rowers Commonwealth Games medallists in rowing Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Rowers at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Living people Medallists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games