Wade Bell ran collegiately for the University of Oregon and professionally for Oregon Track Club. In 1968, Bell was a member of Oregon TC's 4x800 meter relay team, which broke the world record in the event at the time, although it was not ratified by the IAAF. Bell was the 17th American man to break 4 minutes in the mile, doing so in 1966.[2][3]
Post Professional Career
Wade Bell remained actively involved in Track and Field. In 1970, Bell began his service as a course clerk at Oregon's Hayward field. Throughout the 1970s, Bell served as president of the Oregon Track Club and directed the Prefontaine classic.[4]
wade, bell, charles, born, january, 1945, former, middle, distance, runner, from, united, states, competed, 1968, summer, olympics, mexico, city, best, known, winning, gold, medal, event, 1967, american, games, winnipeg, manitoba, canada, personal, information. Charles Wade Bell born January 3 1945 is a former middle distance runner from the United States who competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City He is best known for winning the gold medal in the men s 800 m event at the 1967 Pan American Games in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada 1 Wade BellPersonal informationBorn 1945 01 03 January 3 1945 age 78 Ogden Utah United StatesHeight1 80 m 5 ft 11 in Weight70 kg 154 lb SportSportAthleticsEvent s 800 mClubOregon Track Club EugeneAchievements and titlesPersonal best s 800 m 1 45 0 1967 Mile 3 59 8 1966 Medal record Representing the United StatesPan American Games1967 Winnipeg 800 mCareer EditWade Bell ran collegiately for the University of Oregon and professionally for Oregon Track Club In 1968 Bell was a member of Oregon TC s 4x800 meter relay team which broke the world record in the event at the time although it was not ratified by the IAAF Bell was the 17th American man to break 4 minutes in the mile doing so in 1966 2 3 Post Professional Career Edit Wade Bell remained actively involved in Track and Field In 1970 Bell began his service as a course clerk at Oregon s Hayward field Throughout the 1970s Bell served as president of the Oregon Track Club and directed the Prefontaine classic 4 References Edit Wade Bell sports reference The U S Sub 4 00 Miler s Club Chronologically Track amp Field News Track amp Field News Retrieved 2018 08 11 Wade Bell Bio Stats and Results Olympics at Sports Reference com Archived from the original on 2020 04 18 Retrieved 2018 08 11 Wade Bell Bio Stats and Results Olympics at Sports Reference com Archived from the original on 2020 04 18 Retrieved 2018 08 11 This biographical article about an American middle distance runner is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wade Bell amp oldid 1100432596, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
