Jane Bell (athlete) explained

Competitor for CanadaFlorence Jane Bell (June 2, 1910 – July 1, 1998) was a Canadian track and field athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.

Career

From Toronto, Ontario, Bell competed for Canada in the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands in the 4 x 100 metres where she won the gold medal with her teammates Fanny Rosenfeld, Ethel Smith, and Myrtle Cook.

Outside of track, Bell was also a competitive swimmer, curler and golfer, and worked as a physical education teacher at the Margaret Eaton School of Physical Culture in Toronto.[1]

Death

Bell died in Fort Myers, Florida, aged 88.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Canada's Sports Hall of Fame Stories . www.sportshall.ca . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234722/http://www.sportshall.ca/stories.html?proID=379&catID=all . 2016-03-03.