 Daisy Ridgley (third from left) | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Great Britain | ||
| Women's Athletics | ||
| Women's World Games | ||
 | 1930 Prague | 4×100 metre relay |
Daisy Florence Ridgley (sometimes written Ridgeley and later Pell [1] ), born 9 January 1909, date of death unknown) [2] was an English athlete who competed in the 1930 Women's World Games.
Daisy Florence Ridgley was born in Essex. [3] When she took up athletics, she competed mainly at 200 metres but also at 100 metres. [2] In 1923, she began studying at Edmonton County School, which is now in the London Borough of Enfield in north London. [4]
Ridgley attended the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, but there was no women's 200 metre event. [4]
At the 1930 Women's World Games in Prague she was a member, along with Ethel Scott, Eileen Hiscock and Ivy Walker, of the British 4×100 metre relay team which won the silver medal. [5]
In 1931, she won the silver medal at the Olympics of Grace in Florence in the 100 metre race. [6]
In 1938, she married Reginald Pell in Edmonton, Middlesex. [7] According to the 1939 England and Wales Register, she at the time was an art teacher in Wembley.
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