Ethel Raby

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Ethel Davies
(née Ethel Raby)
Ethel Raby, Barbara Burke 1938.jpg
Raby (left) at the 1938 British Empire Games
Personal information
Born8 October 1914 [1]
London
Died30 March 2008 (aged 93)
Wellington, New Zealand
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Spring, hurdles, long jump
Achievements and titles
Personal bestLJ – 5.80 m (1937) [1]
Medal record
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
British Empire Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1938 Sydney Long jump
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1938 Sydney 4×110/220 yd

Ethel Mabel Raby, married name Davies [2] (8 October 1914 – 30 March 2008), [3] was an English athlete who competed in the 1938 British Empire Games.

Biography

At the 1938 British Empire Games, Raby won silver medals in the long jump and 220-110-220-110 yards relay; in the 100 yards and 80 metre hurdles events she was eliminated in the heats. Later that year she competed in the 1938 European Championships in Athletics and finished fourth in the long jump.

Raby married swimmer Goldup Davies in late 1939. Davies also competed at the same 1938 British Empire Games and was an Olympian in 1948. [4]

Raby became the national long jump champion after winning won the British WAAA Championships title at the 1935 WAAA Championships. [5] [6] She went on to successfully defend her title every year from 1936 to 1939 and regained the title at the 1946 WAAA Championships. [7] [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 Ethel Raby. trackfield.brinkster.net
  2. Ethel Raby. FreeBMD
  3. DAVIES buried Bolton St, Makara & Karori Wellington. familytreecircles.com
  4. "The Champ had to mind the bairns" . Sunday Post. 14 July 1946. Retrieved 18 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Athletics" . Hull Daily Mail. 10 August 1935. Retrieved 24 January 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "Women's Record" . The People. 11 August 1935. Retrieved 16 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Women's Titles Change Hands" . Birmingham Daily Gazette. 15 July 1946. Retrieved 26 January 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 18 December 2024.