Diane Bell (judoka)

Diane Bell
Personal information
National team United Kingdom
Born (1963-10-11) 11 October 1963
Occupation Judoka
Years active 1980 - 1996
Achievements and titles
World finals 1986, 1987
Olympic finals 1988
Updated on 10 September 2017.

Diane Bell (born 11 October 1963) is a British former judoka. She won the 56–61 kg event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, but at the time women's judo was then still a demonstration sport, so unlike the men Bell did not enter the list of Olympic medalists in judo. She also won two World Judo Championships, and three European Championships.

Career

Bell won the World Judo Championships in 1986 & 1987,[1] and the European Championships in 1984, 1986 and 1988. Bell is Britain's most successful judoka at the European Championships. In total, she has won 3 gold medals, 3 silver medals and 5 bronze medals.[1][2] In 1988, she won the 56–61 kg event; women's judo was a demonstration sport at the 1988 Summer Olympics. She also competed at the 1992 & 1996 Summer Olympics.[1] In 1997, Bell took up coaching.[1] At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Bell cut Deborah Allan's hair on the weighing scales after Allan was found to be 100g over the weight limit for her event.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Diane Bell Judoka". Judo Inside. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "10 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE EUROPEAN JUDO CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Judo. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  3. ↑ Soames, Nicholas (16 January 2001). "Judo: Allan appeal sees ban overturned". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 10 September 2017.


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