95:. The girls where in Enugu when the Civil War broke out and moved southwards to Nnewi. At the end of the war, Bell-Gam returned to school in Ikot Ekpene. In 1973, she represented her school in high jump at the Hussey Shield and Lady Manuwa competitions. At the 2nd National Sports Festival in 1975, she switched to hurdles and won gold in her event. After secondary education, she attended Calabar College of Technology and represented the college at the NIPOGA games participating in the hurdles, high jump and long jump events. In the 3rd National Sports Festival, she chose to focus on high jump and long jump. From there, she was selected to represent the country in the Ecowas games and later at the All Africa Games. She won the gold medal in the 1978
734:
219:
546:
341:
839:
834:
212:
539:
334:
205:
532:
327:
775:
829:
824:
768:
809:
819:
761:
555:
350:
814:
158:
475:
844:
804:
524:
457:
794:
421:
197:
639:
612:
603:
594:
251:
87:, she has a twin sister, Judy who was also an athlete. Both sisters attended Government Primary School,
563:
585:
385:
799:
272:
376:
621:
265:
319:
258:
711:
493:
300:
107:
during the same competition achieving a time & distance of 13.99s and 6.12m respectively.
745:
675:
648:
279:
96:
466:
448:
702:
630:
394:
286:
140:
733:
684:
666:
657:
484:
788:
439:
403:
228:
741:
693:
511:
293:
84:
61:
48:
162:
99:
held in
Algiers, Algeria with 3709 points. She also won bronze medals in the 100m
430:
412:
92:
559:
232:
68:
502:
354:
104:
183:
100:
65:
88:
80:
528:
323:
201:
91:, Methodist School, Uwani, Enugu and Union Secondary School,
740:
This biographical article relating to a sportsperson from
124:
Ibikunle, Supo (September 1978). "Queens of the tracks".
840:
Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 All-Africa Games
749:
835:
African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
31:
26:
769:
540:
335:
213:
141:"Athletics All Africa Games Alger (ALG) 1978"
8:
19:
830:African Games bronze medalists for Nigeria
776:
762:
547:
533:
525:
342:
328:
320:
220:
206:
198:
18:
159:"All Africa Games — Nigeria Sports World"
825:African Games gold medalists for Nigeria
116:
7:
730:
728:
748:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
14:
732:
1:
810:Sportswomen from Rivers State
820:Nigerian female long jumpers
861:
727:
60:(born August 24, 1956, in
570:
361:
310:
239:
476:Joséphine Mbarga-Bikié
458:Françoise Mbango Etone
422:Christy Opara-Thompson
815:Nigerian pentathletes
640:Yasmina Azzizi-Kettab
595:Yasmina Azzizi-Kettab
252:Yasmina Azzizi-Kettab
231:champions in women's
128:. Lagos: Daily Times.
79:Bell-Gam was born in
312:†Held as pentathlon
27:Personal information
16:Nigerian pentathlete
23:
845:Rivers State stubs
613:Chrisna Oosthuizen
604:Albertine Koutouan
184:"All-Africa Games"
805:People from Opobo
757:
756:
722:
721:
712:Odile Ahouanwanou
556:African Champions
522:
521:
494:Blessing Okagbare
351:African Champions
317:
316:
301:Odile Ahouanwanou
55:
54:
852:
778:
771:
764:
736:
729:
715:
706:
697:
688:
679:
676:Margaret Simpson
670:
661:
652:
649:Margaret Simpson
643:
634:
625:
616:
607:
598:
589:
586:Chérifa Meskaoui
580:
549:
542:
535:
526:
515:
506:
497:
488:
479:
470:
461:
452:
443:
434:
425:
416:
407:
398:
389:
386:Marianne Mendoza
380:
371:
344:
337:
330:
321:
280:Margaret Simpson
222:
215:
208:
199:
192:
191:
188:gbrathletics.com
180:
174:
173:
171:
170:
161:. Archived from
155:
149:
148:
136:
130:
129:
121:
97:All Africa Games
51:
45:
41:
39:
24:
860:
859:
855:
854:
853:
851:
850:
849:
785:
784:
783:
782:
725:
723:
718:
709:
703:Uhunoma Osazuwa
700:
691:
682:
673:
664:
655:
646:
637:
631:Patience Itanyi
628:
619:
610:
601:
592:
583:
574:
566:
553:
523:
518:
509:
500:
491:
482:
473:
464:
455:
446:
437:
428:
419:
410:
401:
395:Juliana Yendork
392:
383:
374:
365:
357:
348:
318:
313:
306:
287:Uhunoma Osazuwa
273:Maralize Fouché
235:
226:
196:
195:
182:
181:
177:
168:
166:
157:
156:
152:
139:Todor Krastev.
138:
137:
133:
123:
122:
118:
113:
77:
64:) is a retired
47:
46:
43:
37:
35:
22:
17:
12:
11:
5:
858:
856:
848:
847:
842:
837:
832:
827:
822:
817:
812:
807:
802:
797:
787:
786:
781:
780:
773:
766:
758:
755:
754:
737:
720:
719:
717:
716:
707:
698:
689:
685:Yasmina Omrani
680:
671:
667:Patience Okoro
662:
658:Janice Josephs
653:
644:
635:
626:
617:
608:
599:
590:
581:
577:Bella Bell-Gam
571:
568:
567:
554:
552:
551:
544:
537:
529:
520:
519:
517:
516:
507:
498:
489:
485:Janice Josephs
480:
471:
462:
453:
444:
435:
426:
417:
408:
399:
390:
381:
377:Jacinta Serete
372:
368:Bella Bell-Gam
362:
359:
358:
349:
347:
346:
339:
332:
324:
315:
314:
311:
308:
307:
305:
304:
297:
290:
283:
276:
269:
262:
255:
248:
245:Bella Bell-Gam
240:
237:
236:
227:
225:
224:
217:
210:
202:
194:
193:
175:
150:
131:
126:Spear Magazine
115:
114:
112:
109:
76:
73:
58:Bella Bell-Gam
53:
52:
42:24 August 1956
33:
29:
28:
21:Bella Bell-Gam
20:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
857:
846:
843:
841:
838:
836:
833:
831:
828:
826:
823:
821:
818:
816:
813:
811:
808:
806:
803:
801:
798:
796:
795:Living people
793:
792:
790:
779:
774:
772:
767:
765:
760:
759:
753:
751:
747:
743:
738:
735:
731:
726:
713:
708:
704:
699:
695:
690:
686:
681:
677:
672:
668:
663:
659:
654:
650:
645:
641:
636:
632:
627:
623:
622:Caroline Kola
618:
614:
609:
605:
600:
596:
591:
587:
582:
578:
573:
572:
569:
565:
561:
557:
550:
545:
543:
538:
536:
531:
530:
527:
513:
508:
504:
499:
495:
490:
486:
481:
477:
472:
468:
463:
459:
454:
450:
445:
441:
440:Chioma Ajunwa
436:
432:
427:
423:
418:
414:
409:
405:
404:Chioma Ajunwa
400:
396:
391:
387:
382:
378:
373:
369:
364:
363:
360:
356:
352:
345:
340:
338:
333:
331:
326:
325:
322:
309:
302:
298:
295:
291:
288:
284:
281:
277:
274:
270:
267:
266:Oluchi Elechi
263:
260:
256:
253:
249:
246:
242:
241:
238:
234:
230:
229:African Games
223:
218:
216:
211:
209:
204:
203:
200:
189:
185:
179:
176:
165:on 2011-05-20
164:
160:
154:
151:
146:
142:
135:
132:
127:
120:
117:
110:
108:
106:
102:
98:
94:
90:
86:
82:
74:
72:
70:
67:
63:
59:
50:
44:(age 68)
34:
30:
25:
750:expanding it
742:Rivers State
739:
724:
694:Marthe Koala
576:
512:Marthe Koala
501:2014–16–18:
367:
294:Marthe Koala
244:
187:
178:
167:. Retrieved
163:the original
153:
144:
134:
125:
119:
85:Rivers State
78:
62:Rivers State
57:
56:
49:Rivers State
800:1956 births
558:in women's
431:Grace Umelo
413:Karen Botha
353:in women's
259:Rita Izojie
145:todor66.com
93:Ikot Ekpene
69:pentathlete
789:Categories
564:pentathlon
560:heptathlon
467:Kéné Ndoye
449:Kéné Ndoye
233:heptathlon
169:2011-05-16
111:References
38:1956-08-24
710:2018–22:
647:2002–04:
611:1992–93:
593:1988–89:
584:1982–85:
503:Ese Brume
492:2010–12:
402:1989–90:
384:1984–85:
355:long jump
278:2003–11:
105:long jump
66:Nigerian
575:1979*:
243:1978†:
101:hurdles
701:2016:
692:2014:
683:2012:
674:2010:
665:2008:
656:2006:
638:2000:
629:1998:
620:1996:
602:1990:
510:2022:
483:2008:
474:2006:
465:2004:
456:2002:
447:2000:
438:1998:
429:1996:
420:1993:
411:1992:
393:1988:
375:1982:
366:1979:
299:2023:
292:2019:
285:2015:
271:1999:
264:1995:
257:1991:
250:1987:
89:Afikpo
83:Town,
75:Career
744:is a
714:(BEN)
705:(NGR)
696:(BUR)
687:(ALG)
678:(GHA)
669:(NGR)
660:(RSA)
651:(GHA)
642:(ALG)
633:(NGR)
624:(KEN)
615:(RSA)
606:(CIV)
597:(ALG)
588:(MAR)
579:(NGR)
514:(BUR)
505:(NGR)
496:(NGR)
487:(RSA)
478:(CMR)
469:(SEN)
460:(CMR)
451:(SEN)
442:(NGR)
433:(NGR)
424:(NGR)
415:(RSA)
406:(NGR)
397:(GHA)
388:(SEN)
379:(KEN)
370:(NGR)
303:(BEN)
296:(BUR)
289:(NGR)
282:(GHA)
275:(RSA)
268:(NGR)
261:(NGR)
254:(ALG)
247:(NGR)
81:Opobo
746:stub
562:and
103:and
32:Born
791::
186:.
143:.
71:.
40:)
777:e
770:t
763:v
752:.
548:e
541:t
534:v
343:e
336:t
329:v
221:e
214:t
207:v
190:.
172:.
147:.
36:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.