Garry Bell

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| name = Garry Bell

| birth_name = Garry David Bell

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|01|04|df=y}}

| birth_place = Hamilton, New Zealand

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| height = 1.72 m

| weight = 59 kg

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Garry David Bell (born 4 January 1952) is a former New Zealand cyclist, cycling administrator and coach.

Early life and family

Bell was born in Hamilton on 4 January 1952, the son of Jean Lois and George Lewis Bell, and was educated at Hamilton Boys' High School.{{cite book |last1=Taylor |first1=Alister |last2=Coddington |first2=Deborah |authorlink1=Alister Taylor |authorlink2=Deborah Coddington |title=Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand |year=1994 |publisher=New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa |location=Auckland |isbn=0-908578-34-2 |page=63}} In 1978, he married Jennifer Mary Hirst, and the couple went on to have two children.

Cycling career

Bell represented New Zealand internationally in road cycling from 1973 to 1980. At the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, he finished fifth in the men's road race. At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, he was 15th in the men's road race,{{Cite sports-reference |title = Garry Bell |url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/garry-bell-1.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418120623/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/garry-bell-1.html |url-status = dead |archive-date = 18 April 2020 |access-date = 4 May 2017}} and at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, he won the bronze medal in the men's road race.{{cite web |url=https://olympic.org.nz/athletes/garry-bell |title=Garry Bell |website=Olympic.org.nz |publisher=New Zealand Olympic Committee}} Bell also raced for New Zealand at the World Cycling Championships between 1975 and 1979.

Beginning in 1982, Bell was active as a cycling selector and coach. He coached the New Zealand cycling team at the 1990 Commonwealth Games, the 1990 World Championships, the 1992 Summer Olympics, the 1994 Commonwealth Games, and 2000 Summer Olympics.

In 1990, Bell was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.