Daisy Ridgley

Daisy Florence Ridgley (sometimes written Ridgeley and later Pell;^[1] 9 January 1909 – ?)^[2] was an English athlete who competed in the 1930 Women's World Games.

Daisy Ridgley

Daisy Ridgley (third from left)
Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	9 January 1909 West Ham, Essex, England
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprinting
Club	London Olympiades
Medal record Representing  Great Britain Women's Athletics Women's World Games 1930 Prague 4×100 metre relay

Biography

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] Ridgley finished second behind Muriel Gunn in the 100 yards event at the 1928 WAAA Championships^[5] and second behind Eileen Hiscock at the 1929 WAAA Championships.^[6][7]

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 that won the silver medal.^[8] In 1931, she won the silver medal at the Olympics of Grace in Florence in the 100 metre race.^[9]

In 1938, she married Reginald Pell in Edmonton, Middlesex.^[10] According to the 1939 England and Wales Register, she was an art teacher in Wembley at the time.