Gregory Curtis Bell (November 7, 1930 – January 25, 2025) was an American track and field athlete who won the gold medal in the long jump at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Life and career. Bell was born in Terre Haute, Indiana, on November 7, 1930.

1 day ago · National Track & Field Hall of Fame inductee Greg Bell, the 1956 Olympic long jump gold medalist, died Jan. 25 at his home. He was 94, and at the time of his death he was the oldest living U.S. track and field Olympic gold medalist. Bell was born Nov. 7, 1930, in Terre Haute, Indiana, into extreme ...

2 days ago · World Athletics is deeply saddened to hear that Greg Bell, the 1956 Olympic long jump champion, died on Saturday (25) at the age of 94. He had been the oldest living Olympic gold medallist in athletics. USA’s Bell was the world's leading men’s long jumper of the 1950s. As well as winning the Olympic title in Melbourne, the PB of 8.10m he ...

2 days ago · Bell breathed his last on January 25, according to World Athletics which paid tribute to the 1956 Olympic long jump gold medallist. “World Athletics is deeply saddened to hear that Greg Bell, the 1956 Olympic long jump champion, died on Saturday at the age of 94. He had been the oldest living Olympic gold medallist in athletics,” it said.

3 days ago · Dr. Greg Bell, an Olympic gold medalist who called Logansport home for over 55 years, died Saturday at the age of 94. “He’s not suffering,” said Bell’s wife, Mary Bell. “He has accomplished so much in 94 years of his life. He’s in the hands of the Lord.” When talking to family, friends ...

BLOOMINGTON — Greg Bell, a gold-medal long jumper at the 1956 Olympic Games and member of the IU Athletics Hall of Fame, died Saturday at his home in Logansport. He was 94. Born in Terre Haute ...

2 days ago · Bell breathed his last on January 25, according to World Athletics which paid tribute to the 1956 Olympic long jump gold medallist.

4 days ago · Greg Bell holds his gold medal from the 1956 Olympics during a 2012 visit to his hometown of Terre Haute. Bell wrote poetry, was an artist, wood worker and sculptor. He served as a professor at ...

Gregory Bell, MD is a neurologist specializing in neurological conditions including Parkinson's disease, all forms of dystonia, stroke and headache disorders.

The world's top long jumper in the 1950s, Greg Bell highlighted an outstanding track and field career by winning the long jump gold medal at the 1956 Olympic Games, jumping 25' 8 1/4" while a sophomore at Indiana University.