David Bond (sailor)

David Bond
Personal information
Full nameDavid John Were Bond
NicknameDinghy[1]
NationalityBritish
Born(1922-03-27)27 March 1922
Falmouth, Cornwall, England
Died23 March 2013(2013-03-23) (aged 90)
Falmouth, Cornwall, England
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1948 London Swallow

David John Were Bond (27 March 1922 – 23 March 2013)[2] was a British Olympic gold medallist in sailing. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London and won a gold medal in the Swallow class with Stewart Morris. He was involved in the promotion of elements related to the 2012 Summer Olympics and was the last surviving British gold medallist from the 1948 Games.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference lastowin was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "1948 gold medallist David Bond passes away". News. Royal Yachting Association. 16 April 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.