Bob Binning

Robert Samuel Jackson Binning (28 November 1935 – 8 August 2005) was a New Zealand fencer.[1]

Bob Binning

Personal information
Birth name	Robert Samuel Jackson Binning
Born	28 November 1935
Died	8 August 2005 (aged 69) Queensland, Australia
Sport
Country	New Zealand
Sport	Fencing
Achievements and titles
National finals	Sabre champion (1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966) Épée champion (1966)
Medal record Representing  New Zealand Men's Fencing British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1962 Perth Team sabre

He won the bronze medal as part of the men's sabre team at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.[2] His teammates in the event were Michael Henderson and Brian Pickworth.

Binning competed individually in the sabre and épée at the 1958, 1962 and 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.[2] He won eight national titles in the men's sabre and one in the épée over his career.[1]

Binning died in Queensland, Australia, on 8 August 2005.[1]

References

1. "A final salute to Bob Binning". Fencing New Zealand. 10 August 2005. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
2. "Bob Binning". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2019.