Nicholas Julian Bell (born 5 September 1950) is a British fencer. He competed at the

1976 Events January * January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 18 – Full diplomatic ...

and

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the ...

. In 1977, he won the

foil Foil may refer to: Materials * Foil (metal), a quite thin sheet of metal, usually manufactured with a rolling mill machine * Metal leaf, a very thin sheet of decorative metal * Aluminium foil, a type of wrapping for food * Tin foil, metal foil ma ...

title at the

British Fencing Championships The British Fencing Championships are held annually to determine the British champion. The Championships are currently held at the English Institute of Sport, Sheffield or the Lee Valley Athletics Centre. These championships (known as the Nationa ...

. He later went to the 1999 World Championships at the age of 49, after two years earlier taking up epee. A return to foil in 2004 lead to him winning that year's Welsh open.

References

1950 births Living people British male fencers Olympic fencers for Great Britain Fencers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Guildford {{UK-fencing-bio-stub