Hamish Bond

Hamish first rowed at Otago Boys’ High School and is a member of North End Rowing Club. After an impressive two years spent pursuing cycling, with a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games in 2018 and a national record in the individual pursuit, in early 2019 Hamish returned to rowing and was selected into the men's sweep squad, with his eyes set on Tokyo 2020.

Hamish’s previous rowing career includes two Olympic gold medals (2012 and 2016), seven World Rowing Championship titles in the men’s pair and men’s coxed pair alongside Eric Murray, and a World Rowing Championship title in the men's four. Hamish and Eric also claimed World Best Times in two boat classes – the men’s pair and men’s coxed pair – and both these times still stand today.

Hamish and Eric also won New Zealand’s supreme Halberg award on two occasions, and were appointed to the New Zealand Order of Merit for their services to rowing in 2013. In 2018 they were awarded rowing’s most prestigious international award, the Thomas Keller Medal.

Hamish announced his return to rowing early in 2019 and was welcomed back into the men’s sweep squad. He took his place in the men’s eight for the international season, finding his home in two seat. Earning a bronze and winning the maiden Grand Challenge Cup for New Zealand at the Royal Henley Regatta were the highlights of the season. The men’s eight finished in 6th place at the World Rowing Championships.

Then after only securing a boat for Tokyo via the last-chance qualification regatta in Lucerne in May, the men's eight (with Hamish at 2 seat) went on to reclaim the title after a near 50-year wait in an exhilarating final by winning gold.

Hamish has completed a Bachelor of Business Studies (Finance) and a Graduate Diploma in Personal Financial Planning, and he and wife Lizzie are the proud parents of three daughters.