Bob Edmond
| Bob Edmond | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Bob Edmond | ||
| Date of birth | 29 December 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Scotland | ||
| Original team | Bairnsdale | ||
| Height/Weight | 188 cm / 83 kg | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1967–1968 | Carlton | 10 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1968 season. | |||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth Games | ||
| Silver | 1978 Edmonton | Weightlifting |
| Silver | 1982 Brisbane | Weightlifting |
Bob Edmond (born 29 December 1948 in Scotland) is a former Australian sportsman who played Australian rules footballer with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1960s and won two Commonwealth Games silver medals in weightlifting.
Although predominantly a defender, Edmond could also play as a ruckman. Like his younger brother Jim, who captained Footscray, Edmond joined the league from Bairnsdale. He spent just two seasons at Carlton, including their premiership year of 1968, where he made seven appearances but could not break into the finals side.
Edmond represented Australia in the Super Heavyweight division of weightlifting at the 1976 Summer Olympics and finished in seventh position. He then competed at the 1978 Commonwealth Games, also in Canada, winning a silver medal with a lift of 322.5 kg. The former footballer tried to win another medal at the 1982 Brisbane Commonwealth Games and again finished with the silver, with the gold going to fellow Australian Dean Lukin.
References
- Bob Edmond's statistics from AFL Tables
- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.