Ebony Drysdale Daley

Ebony Drysdale - Daley (born 21 January 1995) is a Jamaican judoka who competes in the women's -70 kg class.

Ebony Drysdale - Daley
Personal information
NationalityJamaican
Born (1995-01-21) 21 January 1995
Sport
CountryJamaica
SportJudo
Event(s)–70 kg
Medal record

Personal life

Based in Britain with dual British and Jamaican heritage. Both her fathers parents and her mothers parents were born in Jamaica. Her father was also 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.[1]

Career

She competed at the 2019 Commonwealth Games Judo Championships,[2] 2019 World Judo Championships,[3] and 2020 Panamerican Senior Championships.[4]

She qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics, becoming her country’s first-ever competitor in the sport to qualify for the Olympic Games.[5][6] She competed in the women's 70 kg event.[7]

References

  1. https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/judo/athlete-profile-n1302162-drysdale-daley-ebony.htm
  2. Korney, Stephanie (26 June 2021). "Jamaican, Ebony Drysdale-Daley, Makes History by Qualifying to Compete in Judo at 2021 Tokyo Olympics". Jamaicans.com. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  3. "JudoInside - Ebony Drysdale Daley Judoka". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  4. "Ebony DRYSDALE DALEY / IJF.org". www.ijf.org. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  5. "Judo DRYSDALE DALEY Ebony - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  6. "Ebony Drysdale-Daley Becomes First Jamaican to Qualify for Judo at the Olympics". Nationwide 90FM. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  7. "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.


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