Daisy Ridgley


Daisy Ridgley, born 9 January 1909 in Great Britain, was an English athlete who competed in the 1930 Women's World Games.

Biography

Daisy Ridgley was born in central England. 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, which is now in the London Borough of Enfield in north London.
She attended the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, but there was no women's 200 metre event.
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.
In 1931, she won the silver medal at the Olympics of Grace in Florence in the 100 metre race.