BOND Chris

Wheelchair Rugby

Date of Birth: 28 May 1986

Age: 35

Gender: Male

Sport Class: 3.5

Place of birth: FITZGIBBON, QLD

Birth Country:

Australia

Place of residence : AUSTRALIA

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Wheelchair Rugby	Mixed AUS Australia	4

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Mixed - Pool Phase Group A #02 AUS Australia 53 DEN Denmark 54	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Mixed - Pool Phase Group A #07 FRA France 48 AUS Australia 50	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Mixed - Pool Phase Group A #10 AUS Australia 53 JPN Japan 57	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Mixed - Semifinal #14 USA United States 49 AUS Australia 42	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Mixed - Bronze Medal #17 AUS Australia 52 JPN Japan 60	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
1	Mixed	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
1	Mixed	2012	London, GBR
World Championships
1	Mixed	2014	Odense, DEN
2	Mixed	2018	Sydney, NSW, AUS

Partner Bridie Kean

Languages spoken:

Queensland Tornadoes [Australia]

Brad Dubberley [national], AUS

Sporting relatives:

His partner Bridie Kean won medals in wheelchair basketball at the Paralympic Games in 2008 [bronze] and 2012 [silver]. (Facebook profile, 28 Feb 2017; SportsDeskOnline, 07 Sep 2012)

He began competing in 2010. (paralympic.org.au, 15 Dec 2011)

During his rehabilitation he trained as a Para swimmer at the Australian Institute of Sport [AIS] but he found the sport did not motivate him enough. He wanted to return to team sport and began playing wheelchair rugby after meeting Australian national team coach Brad Dubberley. "Swimming wasn't really my thing but the privilege of training at the AIS kept me working hard. Then one day the wheelchair rugby coach invited me to attend a camp. I grew up playing rugby league and loved the thought of chairs smashing together. After that first crash of metal, I was hooked. After learning the game and getting up to speed with the rules I found it had all the elements of a great sport - the tactics and strategy of chess with the crash and smash of footy." (paralympic.org, 30 Apr 2012)

Winning gold at the Paralympic Games in 2012 and 2016. (paralympic.org.au, 07 Jun 2019)

His parents. (paralympic.org.au, 01 Aug 2014)

Philosophy:

"People will stare. Make it worth their while." [Harry Winston] (paralympic.org.au, 07 Jun 2019)

He was named the 2016 Senior Male Athlete of the Year by the Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Association in Australia. He shared the award with wheelchair rugby player Ryan Scott. (sportingwheelies.org.au, 2016)

In 2014 he received the Medal of the Order of Australia [OAM]. (dailytelegraph.com.au, 26 Jan 2014)

He was named Most Trusted Player and one of the All-Star Four at the 2013 Australian National Championships. (foxsportspulse.com, 2013)

He was named the 2012 Most Valuable Player of the Year by the Australian National Wheelchair Rugby League [NWRL]. (foxsportspulse.com, 2013)

He was named the 2011 Most Improved Player of the Year by the NWRL. (sportingpulse.com, 08 Apr 2011)

General Interest

Classification
3.5 (IWRF, 01 Feb 2020)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (paralympic.org.au, 15 Dec 2011)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (paralympic.org.au, 15 Dec 2011)

Impairment Details
He developed leukaemia at age 19. An infection led to sceptic shock and gangrene so both his legs were amputated below the knee, as well as his left hand and four fingers on his right hand. After surgery he required 13 months of chemotherapy and physiotherapy. (paralympic.org.au, 15 Dec 2011; ourworldtoday.com.au, 28 Oct 2011)

General
COINED
In July 2020 he featured on a new range of coins released by the Royal Australian Mint to commemorate the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. He has served as an ambassador for the Mint and appeared on the one AUD coin. (insidethegames.biz, 11 Jul 2020)

ATHLETES ADVISORY GROUP
In 2019 he became one of the inaugural members of the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority's [ASADA] Athletes Advisory Group [AAG]. The AAG is made up of current and former athletes who act as a voice for sportspeople and allow them to have a closer relationship with ASADA. "I wanted there to be a representative of Paralympic athletes when it comes to sport integrity. I believe Paralympic athletes have unique issues which need to be addressed and I want to make sure our voice is heard. I want to make a real difference." (asada.gov.au, 06 May 2019)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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