Greg Bell (long jumper)

Greg Bell (born November 7, 1930) is a former track and field athlete who won the Gold Medal in the Long Jump at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. He was born in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Greg Bell

Greg Bell in 1956
Personal information
Born	November 7, 1930 (1930-11-07) (age 90) Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S.
Medal record Men's athletics Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1956 Melbourne Long jump Pan American Games 1959 Chicago Long jump

He won three national AAU championships, two NCAA Championships, earned NCAA All-American status three times and was a four-time national AAU All-American. From 1956–1958, he was ranked first in the world in the long jump. He set an NCAA record in the long jump, which stood for seven years, and is a charter member of both the Indiana Track and Field and IU Athletic halls of fame. Bell was inducted into the USATF Hall of Fame in 1988.