Lesley Bell is a female former international table tennis player from England.

Lesley Bell
Personal information
Nationality England
Born1946
Medal record
Representing  England
World Table Tennis Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1965 Women's Team

Table tennis career

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She represented England at the 1963 World Table Tennis Championships in the Corbillon Cup (women's team event) with Diane Rowe and Mary Shannon.[1]

Two years later she won a bronze medal at the 1965 World Table Tennis Championships in the Corbillon Cup (women's team event) with Irene Ogus, Rowe and Shannon.[2][3][4]

She represented Essex at county level and during 1962 became the youngest female representative (along with Ann Haydon) for England at senior level aged 15. Her mother Brenda Bell was three times England Veteran champion.[5]

Personal life

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She married Peter Radford in 1966.[6] Her mother Brenda Bell was three times England Veteran champion.[5] Her husband Peter has also won the England Veteran Championships. She had two children, Allan and Linda Radford, who competed at county and international level respectively.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1963 Corbillon Cup results" (PDF). Table Tennis England.
  2. ^ "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
  3. ^ "Corbillon Cup results". tischtennis-infos.de.
  4. ^ "1965 Corbillon Cup results" (PDF). Table Tennis England.
  5. ^ a b "European Championships" (PDF). Table Tennis England.
  6. ^ "Friday Photos 90: Help us identify these pictures". Table Tennis England.