Earl Bell Best ranked Vaulter in the USA

[Bruce Caldwell]

SOMETHING REALLY WONDERFUL FOUND ABOUT EARL BELL
When I was looking up the stats on vaulters in the KCMO area I stumbled onto this:

http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/archiv ... anking.pdf

Earl Bell was;

Ranked on the ALL TIME USA rankings

· 16 years in a roll 1975 to 1990

· Three –Time Olympian

· Most consistent vaulter at 18’ and 19’

Ranked
1975 #1
1976 #2 World record that year
1977 #2
1978 #5
1979 #5
1980 #6
1981 #1
1982 #4
1983 #3
1984 #2
1985 #4
1986 #1
1987 #1
1988 #2
1989 #2
1990 #3


I do not think that my opinion is bias when I say he is the best ranked vaulter in America.