David Ian Bell, OAM (born 11 March 1955 in Melbourne) is a retired field hockey player from Australia, who was part of the team that won the silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He attended Aquinas College, Perth. Bell was first selected for Western Australia in 1974 and was a member of the Australia that won a silver medal at 1976 Montreal Olympics. The Australian hockey team boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympics. The Australian team finished fourth at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He captained the Australian team that won the 1986 Hockey World Cup. He was the head coach of the Australia women's national field hockey team and the Australian Institute of Sport women's program from 2001 to 2004. Major coaching results were: 2001: 3rd – Champions Trophy 2002: 4th – World Cup ; 4th – Champions Trophy ; 3rd – Commonwealth Games 2003: 1st – Champions Trophy 2004: 5th – Athens Olympics Recognition 1987 – Medal of the Order of Australia in 1987 for his services to hockey 1997 – inducted into WA Hall of Champions 2004 – inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame. 2008 – inducted into Hockey Australia Hall of Fame References External links 1955 births Living people Australian field hockey coaches Australian Institute of Sport coaches Australian male field hockey players Field hockey players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players of Australia Olympic medalists in field hockey Olympic silver medalists for Australia People educated at Aquinas College, Perth Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia Field hockey players from Melbourne Field hockey players from Perth, Western Australia Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductees Australian Olympic coaches