Lesley Bell

Lesley Bell

Personal information
Nationality	England
Born	1946
Medal record Representing   England World Table Tennis Championships 1965 Women's Team

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

Table tennis career

She represented England at the 1963 World Table Tennis Championships in the Corbillon Cup (women's team event) alongside 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) alongside Irene Ogus, Rowe and Shannon. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

She represented Essex at the county level and, in 1962, became the youngest female representative for England at the senior level, alongside Ann Haydon, at the age of 15. Her mother, Brenda Bell, was a three-time England Veteran champion. ^[5]

Personal life

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

See also

• List of England players at the World Team Table Tennis Championships

References

1. "1963 Corbillon Cup results" (PDF). Table Tennis England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
2. "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
3. "Corbillon Cup results". tischtennis-infos.de. 9 February 2024.
4. "1965 Corbillon Cup results" (PDF). Table Tennis England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
5. "European Championships" (PDF). Table Tennis England.
6. "Friday Photos 90: Help us identify these pictures". Table Tennis England. Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.