Daisy Florence Ridgley (sometimes written Ridgeley and later Pell National Union of Track Statisticians (retrieved 12 August 2018)), born 9 January 1909, date of death unknown)''Track and Field Statistics'' Brinkster.net (retrieved 12 August 2018) was an English
athlete
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who competed in the
1930 Women's World Games
The 1930 Women's World Games (Czech and Slovak III Ženské Světové Hry v Praze, French 3è Jeux Féminins Mondiaux ) were the third regular international Women's World Games, the tournament was held between September 6 - September 8
.
Biography
Daisy Florence Ridgley was born in Essex. When she took up athletics, she competed mainly at 200 metres but also at 100 metres. In 1923, she began studying at
Edmonton County School
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The Ca ...
, which is now in the
London Borough of Enfield
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1928 Summer Olympics
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in Amsterdam, but there was no women's 200 metre event.
At the
1930 Women's World Games
The 1930 Women's World Games (Czech and Slovak III Ženské Světové Hry v Praze, French 3è Jeux Féminins Mondiaux ) were the third regular international Women's World Games, the tournament was held between September 6 - September 8
in Prague she was a member, along with Ethel Scott,
Eileen Hiscock
Eileen May Hiscock, later Wilson, (25 August 1909 – 3 September 1958) was an English track and field athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics. She was born in Blackheath, London.
A ...
and
Ivy Walker
Ivy Kay Walker, later Thorpe (born 22 September 1911, date of death unknown), was an English athlete who competed in the 1930 Women's World Games and the 1934 British Empire Games.
At the 1930 Women's World Games in Prague she was a mem ...
, of the British 4×100 metre relay team which won the silver medal.Eric L. Cowe, Early women's athletics: statistics and history (Bingley: c1999), pp. 112-13.
In 1931, she won the silver medal at the