Marian Bell (married name Marian Aylmore) (born 4 August 1958 at

Cowaramup, Western Australia Cowaramup is a town in the South West of Western Australia, 12 kilometres north of Margaret River in the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River. Name The name Cowaramup derives its name from Cowaramup Siding, which was located near the townsite, on th ...

) is a former Australian

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player. Bell played in 50 international matches for Australia.''W.A. Hall of Champions'' inductee booklet. (2006) Published by the

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She captained the Australian team 10 times to 1983, including the

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before temporarily retiring to prepare for the birth of her daughter. After a break of just five months she competed at the 1984 Olympics in

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. Bell was inducted into the

Western Australian Hall of Champions In 1983, the Sportswriters' Association of Western Australia proposed a Western Australian Hall of Champions to honour past athletes from the state who had made a significant impact in their sport. The Government of Western Australia asked the th ...

in 1992.

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* 1958 births Australian female field hockey players Olympic field hockey players of Australia People from the South West (Western Australia) Living people Field hockey people from Western Australia Western Australian Institute of Sport alumni Field hockey players at the 1984 Summer Olympics {{Australia-fieldhockey-bio-stub