Jane Bell (athlete)

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

Jane Bell

Bell in 1928
Personal information
Birth name	Florence Isabel Bell
Born	June 2, 1910 (1910-06-02) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died	July 1, 1998 (1998-08) (aged 88) Fort Myers, Florida, United States
Height	169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing Canada Olympic Games 1928 Amsterdam 4 × 100 m relay

Career

From Toronto, Ontario, Bell competed for Canada in the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands in the 4 × 100 metres where she won the gold medal with her teammates Fanny Rosenfeld, Ethel Smith, and Myrtle Cook.^[1]

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.^[2]

Death

Bell died in Fort Myers, Florida, aged 88.