He won three national AAU championships, two NCAA Championships, earned NCAA All-American status three times and was a four-time national AAU All-American. From 1956 to 1958, he was ranked first in the world in the long jump. He set an NCAA record in the long jump, which stood for seven years, and is a charter member of both the Indiana Track and Field and IU Athletic halls of fame.
Bell was inducted into the USATF Hall of Fame in 1988. Following his appearance in the Summer Olympics, he worked as director of dentistry at Logansport State Hospital for over 50 years and retired on 30 May 2020.[1]
^Woods, David (June 13, 2020). "IU's Greg Bell 'came out of nowhere' to win Olympic gold, then spent 50 years in dentistry". indystar.com. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
greg, bell, long, jumper, other, people, named, greg, bell, greg, bell, disambiguation, gregory, curtis, bell, born, november, 1930, former, track, field, athlete, gold, medal, long, jump, 1956, summer, olympics, melbourne, australia, born, terre, haute, india. For other people named Greg Bell see Greg Bell disambiguation Gregory Curtis Bell born November 7 1930 is a former track and field athlete who won the gold medal in the Long Jump at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne Australia He was born in Terre Haute Indiana Greg BellBell in 1956Personal informationFull nameGregory Curtis BellBornNovember 7 1930 1930 11 07 age 93 Terre Haute Indiana U S Medal record Men s athleticsRepresenting the United StatesOlympic Games1956 Melbourne Long jumpPan American Games1959 Chicago Long jumpHe won three national AAU championships two NCAA Championships earned NCAA All American status three times and was a four time national AAU All American From 1956 to 1958 he was ranked first in the world in the long jump He set an NCAA record in the long jump which stood for seven years and is a charter member of both the Indiana Track and Field and IU Athletic halls of fame Bell was inducted into the USATF Hall of Fame in 1988 Following his appearance in the Summer Olympics he worked as director of dentistry at Logansport State Hospital for over 50 years and retired on 30 May 2020 1 Contents 1 Championships 2 Honors 3 References 4 External linksChampionships edit1955 AAU Long Jump 1st 1956 Olympics Long Jump 7 83 m 1st 1956 NCAA Long Jump 1st 1957 NCAA Long Jump 8 10 m 1st 1957 Penn Relays Long Jump 1957 Penn Relays 100 meter dash 1959 Pan American Games Long Jump 2nd Honors edit1957 Penn Relays Most Outstanding AthleteReferences edit Woods David June 13 2020 IU s Greg Bell came out of nowhere to win Olympic gold then spent 50 years in dentistry indystar com Retrieved December 7 2021 External links editGreg Bell at the USATF Hall of Fame archived Greg Bell at Olympedia Gregory Curtis Bell at Olympics com nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a track and field Olympic medalist of the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Greg Bell long jumper amp oldid 1191828181, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
