Douglas Bell (athlete)

Douglas Bell

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	4 November 1908 Foots Cray, Kent, England
Died	19 October 1944 (aged 35) Swindon, Wiltshire, England
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	discus
Club	Achilles Club
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  England British Empire Games 1934 London Discus 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]

Captain Bell died in service with the York and Lancaster Regiment in World War II[6]

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. CWGC entry

• commonwealthgames.com results
• Douglas Bell's grave Archived 5 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine