Colin Bell (badminton)
Northern Irish international badminton player
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Colin Bell (born c.1949), is a former international badminton player from Northern Ireland who competed at the Commonwealth Games and was a three-times champion of Ireland.
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| Nationality | British (Northern Irish) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | c.1949[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Malone Presbyterian Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Bell from Dunmurry[2] was a combined Irish international player[3] and made his debut against the Netherlands during the 1970 Thomas Cup.[4]
He played for the Malone Presbyterian Club with his brother Adrian Bell, who was also a full Irish international player.[5] Although mainly a singles player he did play doubles and partners included Brian McKee and his brother Adrian.[6] During 1973 he was the number one ranked player in Ireland.[7]
Bell represented the Northern Irish team[8] at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand,[9] where he competed in the singles, doubles, mixed doubles events.[10]
He was a three-times Irish champion at the Irish National Badminton Championships, winning the singles in 1973 and 1979 and doubles in 1975.[11] He also won the singles championship at the Irish Open in 1972 and 1973 and doubles in 1973.