Janet Bell

Janet Bell (née Prictoe, born 15 January 1959) is an English former athlete who specialised in the 800 metres. She finished fifth in the 800 metres final at the 1987 World Indoor Championships.

Career

As Janet Prictoe, Bell finished third in the 800 metres at the 1977 AAAs Championships. In 1978, she was second in the 800 metres at the UK Championships in 2:04.78, and second at the AAAs Championships in 2:03.11, just one-one hundredth of a second behind the winner Christina Boxer. She went on to compete at the 1978 European Championships, where she was eliminated in the heats. She also finished second at the 1979 AAAs Championships behind Christine Benning.

Bell's third place finish at the 1981 AAAs Indoor Championships behind Kirsty McDermott and Lorraine Baker would be her last medal at a national championships until she won the 1987 AAAs indoor title in 2:04.18, ahead of Baker.[1] At the 1987 European Indoor Championships, she ran 2:03.24 in her heat to qualify for the final as a fastest loser, where she finished seventh in 2:05.92. A month later at the 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Indianapolis, she ran 2:03.45 to finish second in her heat and improved to 2:02.96 for fifth in the final. Outdoors, she finished third at the UK Championships behind Diane Edwards and Shireen Bailey in 2:02.41, before achieving her lifetime best with 2:01.40 on 11 July at the Crystal Palace in London.[2]

In 1988, Bell finished second at the AAAs Indoor Championships behind Dawn Gandy, before again reaching the final of the 800m at the European Indoor Championships, finishing fifth in 2:02.70. In August 1988, at the AAAs Championships (incorporating the Olympic trial), she finished fourth.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Great Britain
1978 European Championships Prague, Czechslovakia 17th (heats) 800 m 2:03.7
1987 European Indoor Championships Lievin, France 7th 800 m 2:05.92
World Indoor Championships Indianapolis, United States 5th 800 m 2:02.96
1988 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 5th 800 m 2:02.70

References

  1. ↑ "AAAs Indoor women". GBR athletics. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "800m women overall all-time". Power of 10. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
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