Earl Bell

Earl Bell
Bell in 1976
Personal information
Born (1955-08-25) August 25, 1955 (age 69)[1]
Ancón, Panama[1]
Height191 cm (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventPole vault
ClubArkansas State Indians
Pacific Coast Club, Long Beach[2]
Coached byGuy Kochel[3]
Achievements and titles
Personal best5.87 m (1988)[1][2][4]
Medal record
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Los Angeles Pole vault
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 1987 Indianapolis Pole vault
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1975 Mexico City Pole vault
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Earl Holmes Bell (born August 25, 1955) is a retired American pole vaulter. He competed at the 1976, 1984 and 1988 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1984, placing fourth in 1988 and sixth in 1976.

He also briefly held the world record in 1976, and coached several of America's leading vaulters during his retirement years. In 2002, he was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d "Earl Bell". usatf.org.
  2. ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Earl Bell". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Hendricks, Nancy (2014) Earl Holmes Bell (1955–) in Encyclopedia of Arkansas
  4. ^ "Earl Bell". trackfield.brinkster.net.