Georgia Bell
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 17 October 1993 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Middle distance, Duathlon |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 1500m:4:03.22 (Stockholm, 2024) 3000m: 8:42.16 (Val-de-Reuil, 2024) |
Georgia Bell (born 17 October 1993) is a British track and field athlete who competes as a middle distance runner, and in the duathlon. In February 2024 she became British national indoor champion in the 1500 metres.[1]
Early life[edit]
Bell was a high-achieving junior competitor, winning the English Schools title at under-15 level over 800 metres, and clocking a time of 2:08.81, which placed her eighth on the UK all-time list. She also won silver in the same championships as an under-17 in 2009. She studied geography at the University of Birmingham.[2] In 2015, after winning 2015 the BUCS (British Universities & Colleges Sport) indoor 800 meters title and silver at the England Athletics Under-23 Championships, she started at University of California, Berkeley.[3]
Career[edit]
A Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers athlete,[4] Bell returned to Britain from the United States, Bell became a training partner of Keely Hodgkinson, guided by Jenny Meadows and Trevor Painter.[5] In April 2023, she won the Duathlon World Championships in the female 30-34 age group, in Ibiza.[6][7]
In 2023, she improved her personal bests over 1500m, 3000m and 5000m on the track, and set a new road 10k personal best in Telford, in December 2023.[8]
In January 2024, Bell ran a new personal best over 1500 metres, running 4:03.54 in winning the World Athletics Indoor Tour Bronze event in Dortmund.[9] The following week, Bell beat pre-race favourite Sembo Almayew for victory over 3000m in Val-de-Reuil in another lifetime best time of 8:42.16.[10] In February 2024, she lowered her 1500m personal best to 4:03.22 in Stockholm.[11] On 18 February 2024, she won the final at the 2024 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham of the 1500 metres to become British indoor champion.[12][13]
She was selected to compete for Britain at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow.[14] She qualified for the final of the women's 1500 metres race, with a time of 4:04.39. She finished fourth in the final with a time of 4:03.47.[15]
Personal life[edit]
She works for a London-based firm that studies cyber attacks. She is the daughter of political journalist Andy Bell.[16][17][18]
References[edit]
- ^ "Georgia Bell". World Athletics. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ Moss, Emily (March 16, 2015). "Success rings again for Georgia Bell". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Track & Field Announces Full Incoming Class". Calbears.com. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "GB Star Laura Muir Smashes Track Record In Cardiff Visit". Dai-Sport. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Müller steals the show with a breakthrough 6.81m long jump in Dortmund". European Athletics. 21 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Results: 2023 World Triathlon Duathlon Championships Ibiza 30-34 Female AG". Triathlon.org. 30 April 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ Cernuda, Olalla (30 April 2023). "Ibiza Multisport Championships: Day 3". Triathlon.org. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ Rhodes, James (10 December 2023). "Brilliant Brits in Brussels – Weekend Round Up". Fast Running. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Alfred and Adeleke among winners in Albuquerque". World Athletics. 20 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ Bell, Stephen (28 January 2024). "Caudery vaults to a world leading mark of 4.83m in Val-de-Reuil". European Athletics. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "European U20 champion Furlani opens with 8.08m in Stockholm". European Athletics. 3 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (February 18, 2024). "Jemma Reekie sends a message to World Indoor rivals". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Results UK Athletics Indoor Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. February 18, 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Great Britain and Northern Ireland Squad Selected for Home World Athletics Indoor Champs". British Athletics. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Women's 1500m Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ Wilson, Jeremy (28 February 2024). "From Parkrun to Paris: British athlete, 30, targets Olympics after stunning run in Bushy Park". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ Okanes, Jonathan (13 April 2017). "Student-Athletes Taking Education Higher At Cal". Calbears. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ Sean, Ingle. "Georgia Bell: from AI and parkrun to a Team GB place, and the Olympics?". theguardian.com. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
