The death of the world’s oldest Olympic gold medalist, Parcham was waved in 1956

Greg Bell, the great athlete of America’s long jump, was the oldest Olympic gold medalist in athletics, died at the age of 94. According to world athletics, Bell breathed his last on 25 January, who won the 1956 Olympic long jump gold medal.

Greg Bell was the world’s leading male long jumper in the 1950s. He won a gold medal in Melbourne. After this, he jumped 8.10 meters at the Olympics at Austin, USA in 1957, which was only three centimeters less than the world record during that time. It was also his personal best. Let me tell you, in 1935, JC Owens jumped 11.10 meters and made the world record. Greg Bell then jumped 8.09 meters in 1956 and 8.10 meters again in 1959.

Vishwa Athletics while paying tribute to Bell said, “World athletics is deeply saddened to hear that 1956 Olympic long jumping champion Greg Bell died on Saturday at the age of 94. He was the oldest Olympic gold medalist in athletics. Were.”

Bell was born on 7 November 1930 in Terre Haute, Indiana, USA and studied at Garfield High School. Greg Bell first worked at different places, after which he served in the army. He joined Indiana University.

Greg Bell remained undefeated throughout his career, including victory in the NCAA Championship. At the 1956 Olympic Games, 26 -year -old Bell jumped 7.83 meters under challenging circumstances and won 15 cm ahead of his compatriot John Bennett.

Bell won a silver medal at the PAN American Games in Chicago in 1959 and retired after finishing fourth in the US Olympic trial in 1960. After earning a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University, Bell became a dentist.

Prior to his retirement in 2020 at the age of 89, he was the director of the Dental State Hospital for 50 years. Along with being Indiana University Hall of Famer, Bell was included in the US National Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1988.