Ebony Drysdale Daley (born 21 January 1995) is a Jamaican
judoka
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who competes in the women's 70 kg class.
Personal life
Based in Britain with dual British and Jamaican heritage. 1st generation British through her father and 2nd generation through her mother. Her father was born in Jamaica St Thomas. She used to compete for Great Britain and won a junior world silver medal in 2014. She’s been representing Jamaica since 2019. Her brother Nicholi has also competed in Judo for Jamaica. She studied at the
University of Wolverhampton.
Career
She competed at the
2019 Commonwealth Games Judo Championships,
2019 World Judo Championships
The 2019 World Judo Championships were held in Tokyo, Japan from 25 August to 1 September 2019.
Schedule
''All times are local (Japan Standard Time, UTC+9).''
Medal summary Medal table
Men's events
Women's events
Mixed events
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, and
2020 Panamerican Senior Championships.
She qualified for the
2020 Summer Olympics
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, becoming her country’s first-ever competitor in the sport to qualify for the Olympic Games.
She competed in the
women's 70 kg event.
References
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1994 births
Living people
Jamaican female judoka
Olympic judoka for Jamaica
Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Pan American Games competitors for Jamaica
Judoka at the 2019 Pan American Games
British female judoka
British people of Jamaican descent
Sportspeople of Jamaican descent
Black British sportswomen
Judoka at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Jamaica
Commonwealth Games medallists in judo
Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
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