Rolanda Bell

Rolanda Bell

Personal information
Born	27 October 1987 Queens, New York, United States[1]
Education	University of Tennessee[1]
Height	5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Sport
Country	Panama
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	3000 m steeplechase
Updated on 29 August 2015.

Rolanda Chanel Bell (born 27 October 1987) is a female steeplechase runner from Panama.^[2] She competed in the at the 2015 World Championships, however, in her heat she misjudged one of the jumps and fell headfirst into the water pit, consequently finishing last.^[3]

She was born in Queens, New York to a Panamanian father and an American mother.^[3]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Panama
2010	Central American Games	Panama City, Panama	2nd	800 m	2:10.12
			2nd	1500 m	4:26.29
			1st	4x400 m relay	3:50.53
2013	Central American Games	San José, Costa Rica	3rd	1500 m	4:41.67
			2nd	5000 m	17:08.64
			1st	3000 m s'chase	11:07.77
	South American Championships	Cartagena, Colombia	2nd	3000 m s'chase	10:04.01
	Bolivarian Games	Trujillo, Peru	6th	3000 m s'chase	10:11.17
2014	Ibero-American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	7th	3000 m s'chase	10:24.74
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Xalapa, Mexico	6th	5000 m	17:29.20
2015	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	–	3000 m s'chase	DNF
	World Championships	Beijing, China	42nd (h)	3000 m s'chase	10:33.78

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 800 metres – 2:08.63 (Holmdel 2011)
• 1500 metres – 4:22.58 (Kingston 2011)
• 3000 metres steeplechase – 9:47.16 (New York City 2015)

Indoor

• 3000 metres – 9:18.37 (Boston 2016)

References

1. College team bio
2. Rolanda Bell profile at IAAF
3. Steeplechase runner falls headfirst into water jump