Jane_Bell_(athlete)

Jane Bell (athlete)

Jane Bell (athlete)

Canadian sprinter (1910–1998)

Florence Jane Bell (June 2, 1910 – July 1, 1998) was a Canadian track and field athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.

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Jane Bell (1928)

Career

From Toronto, Ontario, Bell competed for Canada in the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands in the 4 x 100 metres where she won the gold medal with her teammates Fanny Rosenfeld, Ethel Smith, and Myrtle Cook.

Outside of track, Bell was also a competitive swimmer, curler and golfer, and worked as a physical education teacher at the Margaret Eaton School of Physical Culture in Toronto.[1]

Death

Bell died in Fort Myers, Florida, aged 88.

References

  1. [1]
    "Canada's Sports Hall of Fame | Stories". www.sportshall.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.


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