Georgia Hunter Bell

College racing and duathlon

Georgia Hunter Bell is a British middle-distance runner and former age-group duathlon world champion. Born in Paris, she studied geography in Birmingham and competed for the University of California, Berkeley, as Georgia Bell. In the United States she raced on grass as well as on the track, running 20:52.1 over 6km at the 2015 collegiate Pre-Nationals and 4:18.89 for 1500m at Stanford in 2016. A succession of injuries led her to leave competitive running and build a career in cybersecurity sales.

Returning to the track

Cycling and parkrun drew her back. In 2023 she won the women’s 30–34 title at the World Duathlon Championships in Ibiza. A year later she took European 1500m silver in Rome, then won Olympic bronze in Paris in a British record of 3:52.61. At the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo she stepped down to 800m and ran 1:54.90 for silver.

Three major titles in one season

Hunter Bell won her first senior global title in March 2026, clocking 3:58.53 for the world indoor 1500m in Toruń. She followed it with Commonwealth 800m gold for England in Glasgow and European 1500m gold for Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Birmingham. Her season also included victory over 1500m at the Rome and Paris Diamond League meetings and second place at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest.

Georgia Hunter Bell's published record includes performances from 2006 to 2026 in 800m, 1mi, 1200m, 1500m, 400m (indoor). Selected recorded events include Track meeting at Watford (2006; source checked); ATHLOS London, StoneX Stadium, Hendon, London (2026; source checked); Track meeting at Uxbridge (2006; source checked).