Earl Bell
Olympic athlete
1955 –
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Who is Earl Bell?
Earl H. Bell is a former world record holding pole vaulter from the United States, winner of the bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics and current coach to a number of the nation's top men and women vaulters. He was born in Ancón, Panama Canal Zone.
At his last Olympic appearance, Bell finished fourth at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. He held the world pole vaulting record for approximately a month in 1976 and set an American record of 19' 0¼" in San Jose, California in 1984.
In 2002, Bell was inducted into the USATF National Track and Field Hall of Fame.
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- Born
- Aug 25, 1955
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Lived in
- Pennsylvania
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on July 23, 2013
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