Connor Bell

NZLNZLMen
Birth dateJun 21, 2001
BirthplaceAuckland, New Zealand
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Connor Bell (born 21 June 2001) is a New Zealand field athlete. He represented his country at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, and is a four-time national champion in the discus throw. On 25 January 2020, at the Potts Classic, Hawkes Bay Sports Park, in Hastings, Bell threw 63.25 m, a throw that would place him 31st for the year worldwide in 2020. At the same venue, on 23 January 2021, Bell set a new personal best throw of 64.29 m.

On 27 March 2021, Bell won the New Zealand national championship with a throw of 61.85. In 2022, Bell repeated his national title win and added a victory in the Oceania Championship discus competition. Bell competed in the men's discus throw at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. He was the sixth-placed qualifier for the final, where he finished eighth with a best throw of 60.23 metres.

At the Pre-Potts track and field meeting in Hastings on 18 January 2023, Bell broke the New Zealand national discus throw record, with a distance of 66.14 metres, breaking the previous mark of 65.03 metres set by Ian Winchester in 2002. At the Maurie Plant Meet - Melbourne on 22 February 2023, Bell bettered his own national record with 66.23 metres. He competed in the discus throw at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in August 2024. In September 2025, he competed in the discus throw at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, qualifying for the final and placing tenth overall.

PB

Personal bests

69.51

Performance Charts

Season bests

SeasonDisciplineResultWindDateTrendCompetitions
2026
DT
59.06-Mar 7, 2026
New Zealand Track & Field Championships
2025
DT
69.51-Apr 17, 2025
Oklahoma Throws Series
2024
DT
68.10-Apr 14, 2024
Oklahoma Throws Series World Invitational, Millican Field at Throw Town, Ramona, OK
2023
DT
66.23-Feb 22, 2023
Maurie Plant Meet – Melbourne, Lakeside Stadium, Melbourne
2022
DT
61.17-Jul 16, 2022
Stadion an der Wasserwerkstraße, Bürstadt (GER)
2021
DT
64.29-Jan 23, 2021
Potts Classic, Hawke's Bay Sports Park, Hastings
2020
DT
63.25-Jan 25, 2020
Potts Classic, Hawke's Bay Sports Park, Hastings
2020
DiscusThro
67.40-Mar 7, 2020
Nga Puna Wai Sports Hub, Christchurch (NZL)
2019
DT
56.41-Mar 10, 2019
New Zealand Championships, Christchurch
2019
DiscusThro
63.90-Nov 17, 2019
Porritt Stadium, Hamilton (NZL)
2018
DiscusThro
57.03-Feb 10, 2018
Hamilton (NZL)
2018
DT
66.84-Oct 12, 2018
Buenos Aires Youth Olympic Games, Buenos Aires
2017
ShotPut(5k
15.52-Feb 4, 2017
Hamilton (NZL)
2017
DT
48.46-Dec 16, 2017
Auckland (NZL)
2017
DiscusThro
63.17-Jul 20, 2017
Nassau (BAH)
2016
ShotPut(5k
15.73-Dec 4, 2016
Auckland (NZL)
2016
DiscusThro
58.81-Nov 5, 2016
Hamilton (NZL)
2015
DiscusThro
40.67-Oct 17, 2015
Auckland (NZL)

2026

2 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
DT
59.06-Mar 7New Zealand Track & Field Championships
DT
59.06-Mar 5New Zealand Track & Field Championships

2025

13 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
DT
59.97-Sep 21World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
DT
65.09-Sep 20World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
DT
59.97-Sep 15World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
DT
65.09-Sep 15World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
DT
66.19-Apr 18Oklahoma Throws Series, Millican Field at Throw Town, Ramona, OK
DT
69.51-Apr 17Oklahoma Throws Series
DT
64.81-Apr 14Oklahoma Throws Series, Millican Field at Throw Town, Ramona, OK - Open Event
DT
47.00-Apr 14Oklahoma Throws Series, Millican Field at Throw Town, Ramona, OK - Open Event
DT
61.94-Apr 13Oklahoma Throws Series World Invitational, Millican Field at Throw Town, Ramona, OK - National Events
DT
68.38-Apr 10Oklahoma Throws Series, Millican Field at Throw Town, Ramona, OK - Lefty discus
DT
62.14-Mar 29Maurie Plant Meet, Lakeside Stadium, Melbourne
DT
60.73-Mar 7New Zealand Championships, The Caledonian Ground, Dunedin
DT
60.73-Mar 6New Zealand Championships, The Caledonian Ground, Dunedin

2024

14 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
DT
62.88-Aug 10The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
DT
62.88-Aug 5The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
DT
64.77-Jul 1346th Grand Prix Nove Mesto nad Metuji 2024, General Klapálek ́s stadium, Nové Město nad Metují
DT
63.69-Jul 9Gyulai István Memorial - Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix, Bregyó Athletic Center, Székesfehérvár
DT
63.98-Jun 16Folksam GP Sollentuna, Sollentunavallen, Sollentuna - National Events
DT
68.10-Apr 14Oklahoma Throws Series World Invitational, Millican Field at Throw Town, Ramona, OK
DT
64.98-Apr 12Oklahoma Throws Series, Millican Field at Throw Town, Ramona, OK
DT
66.05-Apr 6UC San Diego Triton Invitational, Triton Stadium, San Diego, CA - Elite Event
DT
66.71-Mar 22Trojan Invite, USC Cromwell Field at Loker Track Stadium, Los Angeles, CA - Invitational Events
DT
57.83-Mar 17New Zealand Championships, Newtown Park Stadium, Wellington
DT
65.18-Feb 15Maurie Plant Meet, Lakeside Stadium, Melbourne
DT
65.93-Feb 10Adelaide Invitational, SA Athletic Stadium, Adelaide
DT
64.78-Jan 20Potts Classic, Hawke's Bay Sports Park, Hastings
DT
65.39-Jan 16Potts Classic Pre Meet, Mitre10 Sports Park, Hastings

2023

15 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
DT
63.72-Aug 26World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest
DT
63.23-Aug 26World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest
DT
63.23-Aug 21World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest
DT
63.72-Aug 19World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest
DT
60.18-Aug 7Victor Svanesohn Memorial, Hedens IP, Helsingborg
DT
63.90-Aug 5Folksam Grand Prix Malmö
DT
63.28-Jul 29Int. JOSKO Laufmeeting, Pramtalstadion, Andorf
DT
65.78-Apr 7Ron & Sharlene Allice Trojan Invitational, USC Cromwell Field at Loker Track Stadium, Los Angeles, CA
DT
61.33-Mar 5New Zealand Championships
DT
61.33-Mar 3New Zealand Championships
DT
66.23-Feb 23Maurie Plant Meet – Melbourne, Lakeside Stadium, Melbourne
DT
66.23-Feb 22Maurie Plant Meet – Melbourne, Lakeside Stadium, Melbourne
DT
64.65-Feb 19International Track Meet, Nga Puna Wai Sports Hub, Christchurch
DT
63.76-Jan 21Potts Classic, Hawke's Bay Sports Park, Hastings
DT
66.14-Jan 18Potts Classic Pre-Meet, Mitre10 Sports Park, Hastings

2022

6 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
DT
60.23-Aug 4XXII Commonwealth Games, Alexander Stadium, Birmingham
DT
59.47-Aug 2XXII Commonwealth Games, Alexander Stadium, Birmingham
DT
61.17-Jul 16Mittsommersportfest des TV Bürstadt, Stadion an der Wasserwerkstraße, Bürstadt
DT
57.77-Jul 9Regionalmeisterschaften Aktive / U20 / U18 / U16, Stadion Festwiese, Stuttgart
DT
57.51-Jun 8Oceania Athletics Championships, Aquatic and Recreation Centre, Mackay
DT
57.51-Jun 7Oceania Athletics Championships, Aquatic and Recreation Centre, Mackay
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Honours

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New Zealand Track & Field Championships

Discus Throw

2026
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New Zealand Championships

Discus Throw

2025
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New Zealand Championships

Discus Throw

2024
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New Zealand Championships

Discus Throw

2023
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Oceania Athletics Championships

Discus Throw

2022
8

XXII Commonwealth Games

Discus Throw

2022
8

XXII Commonwealth Games

Discus Throw

2022
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New Zealand Championships

Discus Throw

2022
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New Zealand Championships

Discus Throw

2021