Robin Bell
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 Bell in 2008 | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's canoe slalom | ||
Competitor for  Australia | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Bronze | 2008 Beijing | C-1 |
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 2005 Penrith | C-1 |
| Silver | 1999 La Seu d'Urgell | C-1 |
| Bronze | 2007 Foz do Iguaçu | C-1 |
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 C-1 event in Beijing in 2008.
Bell also won a complete set of medals in the C-1 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold in 2005, a silver in 1999, and a bronze in 2007.
He won the overall World Cup title in C-1 in 2005 and 2008.
He was named Western Australian Sports Star of the Year in 2005, and became world number one in 2006.
References
- Australian Olympic Committee profile
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.
- Sports-reference.com profile
- Yahoo! Sports
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