Douglas Bell (athlete)

Douglas Bell
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born4 November 1908
Foots Cray, Kent, England
Died19 October 1944 (aged 35)
Swindon, Wiltshire, England
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
discus
ClubAchilles Club
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  England
British Empire Games
Silver medal – second place1934 LondonDiscus throw

Douglas Richmond Bell (4 November 1908 – 19 October 1944) was an English track and field athlete who competed in the 1934 British Empire Games and won a silver medal.

Biography

Bell finished second behind Patrick Bermingham in the discus throw event at the 1934 AAA Championships.[1][2][3] Shortly afterwards, he represented England at the 1934 British Empire Games.[4] where he won the silver medal in the discus throw event and finished fifth in the hammer throw competition.[5]

Bell finished third behind Bernarr Prendergast in the discus throw event at the 1936 AAA Championships.[6][7]

Captain Bell died in service with the York and Lancaster Regiment in World War II[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Finals of White City events". Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette. 14 July 1934. Retrieved 16 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "British athletes lose titles". Weekly Dispatch (London). 15 July 1934. Retrieved 16 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "London 1934 Team". Team England. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  5. ↑ British Medallists at the Commonwealth Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-06-19.
  6. ↑ "AAA Championships begin". Western Mail. 11 July 1936. Retrieved 18 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Wooderson wins again". Daily Herald. 13 July 1936. Retrieved 18 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ CWGC entry
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