Diane Bell (judoka)
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Corbridge, Northumberland
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 11 October 1963 Corbridge, Northumberland |
| Occupation | Judoka |
| Sport | |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Sport | Judo |
| Weight class | –61 kg |
| Club | Fairholme |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic Games |  (1988) |
| World Champ. | 
(1986, 1987) |
| European Champ. | 
(1984, 1986, 1988) |
| Commonwealth Games |  (1990) |
Medal record | |
| Profile at external databases | |
| IJF | 58378 |
| JudoInside.com | 2268 |
| Updated on 18 June 2023 | |
Diane Bell (born 11 October 1963) is a British former judoka.[1] She won the 56–61 kg event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, but at the time women's judo was 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, a Commonwealth Games gold and three European Judo Championships.
Bell won the World Judo Championships in 1986 and 1987,[2] and the European Championships in 1984, 1986 and 1988. Bell is Britain's most successful judoka at the European Judo Championships. In total, she has won 3 gold, 3 silver and 5 bronze medals.[2][3] In 1986, she won the 56–61 kg event at the 1986 Commonwealth Games; the event was a demonstration sport.[4]
In 1988, she won the 56–61 kg event at the 1988 Summer Olympics; judo was a demonstration sport at the Games.[2] Bell represented England at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand, and won a gold medal in the 61kg half-middleweight.[5][6] Bell beat New Zealander Donna Guy-Halkyard in the final.[7] Bell also competed at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics.[2]
In addition to her international titles, she is a four times champion of Great Britain, winning the lightweight division at the British Judo Championships in 1982 and 1983 and the light-middleweight division in 1992 and 1994.[8]
