Florence Bell (athlete)

Florence Isabel "Jane" Bell (born June 2, 1910 in Toronto , Ontario , † July 1, 1998 in Fort Myers , Florida ) was a Canadian athlete and Olympic champion .

With Fanny Rosenfeld , Jean Thompson , Ethel Smith , Myrtle Cook and Ethel Catherwood at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, Bell was one of those The Matchless Six, initially ridiculed by the press . At the end of the games, however, it turned out that the six women of the Canadian Olympic team had won the most medals for their country, even more than the men.

At these Olympic Games, Bell won the gold medal in the 4 x 100 meter relay race together with her teammates Fanny Rosenfeld, Ethel Smith, and Myrtle Cook in front of the American team (silver) and the German team (bronze).

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Florence Bell in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )

personal data
SURNAME	Bell, Florence
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Bell, Florence Isabel; Bell, Jane
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Canadian athlete and Olympic champion
DATE OF BIRTH	June 2, 1910
PLACE OF BIRTH	Toronto
DATE OF DEATH	July 1, 1998
Place of death	Fort Myers