Robin Bell

Robin Bell (born 16 November 1977 in Cape Town) is a South African-born, Australian slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1990s to the late 2000s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the C1 event in Beijing in 2008.[1]

This article is about the athlete. For the scientist, see Robin Bell (scientist).

Robin Bell

Bell in 2008
Personal information
Born	(1977-11-16) 16 November 1977 Cape Town, South Africa
Sport
Country	Australia
Sport	Canoe slalom
Event(s)	C1
Medal record Men's canoe slalom Representing  Australia Olympic Games 2008 Beijing C1 World Championships 2005 Penrith C1 1999 La Seu d'Urgell C1 2007 Foz do Iguaçu C1

Bell also won a complete set of medals in the C1 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold in 2005, a silver in 1999 and a bronze in 2007.[2]

He won the overall World Cup title in C1 in 2005 and 2008.

He was named Western Australian Sports Star of the Year in 2005, and became world number one in 2006.

World Cup individual podiums

Season	Date	Venue	Position	Event
2001	29 Jul 2001	Augsburg	2nd	C1
	5 Aug 2001	Prague	2nd	C1
2003	11 May 2003	Penrith	2nd	C1
	13 Jul 2003	Tacen	3rd	C1
2005	9 Jul 2005	Athens	2nd	C1
	24 Jul 2005	La Seu d'Urgell	2nd	C1
	1 Oct 2005	Penrith	1st	C1^1
2006	28 May 2006	Athens	2nd	C1
2007	15 Jul 2007	Augsburg	2nd	C1
2008	16 Mar 2008	Penrith	2nd	C1^2
	26 Apr 2008	Charlotte	1st	C1^3
	21 Jun 2008	Prague	2nd	C1
	6 Jul 2008	Augsburg	1st	C1

¹ World Championship counting for World Cup points

² Oceania Championship counting for World Cup points

³ Pan American Championship counting for World Cup points

References

1. "Sports-Reference.com profile". Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
2. "Profile". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 7 October 2017.

• Australian Olympic Committee profile
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived November 9, 2009)
• Yahoo! Sports