Graham Bell (ski racer)
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nation | United Kingdom | ||||||
birthday | 4th January 1966 (age 54) | ||||||
place of birth | Akrotiri, Cyprus | ||||||
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discipline | Departure | ||||||
society | Kandahar Ski Club | ||||||
status | resigned | ||||||
End of career | 1994 | ||||||
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Graham Bell (born January 4, 1966 ) is a retired British ski racer . Like his older brother Martin , Graham was a downhill specialist .
In 1984 Bell was vice junior world champion in the downhill. Bell was active in the World Cup from the beginning of the 1980s to 1998 and achieved a few places in the points (Top 15 and from 1992 Top 30). His best individual World Cup result was a 10th place on the downhill from Leukerbad in 1988 . He also took part in some World Ski Championships and five times in the Olympic Games ( Sarajevo 1984 , Calgary 1988 , Albertville 1992 , Lillehammer 1994 and Nagano 1998 ).
After his playing career, Graham Bell became a sports commentator on television channels such as the BBC and ITV . He is currently co-hosting with Ed Leigh on Ski Sunday on BBC TWO.
Web links
- Graham Bell in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)
- Graham Bell in the database of Ski-DB (English)
- Graham Bell in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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SURNAME | Bell, Graham |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British ski racer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 4th January 1966 |