Daphne Arden
Daphne Arden (married Slater; born 29 December 1941) is a British athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's athletics | ||
Representing  Great Britain | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1964 Tokyo | 4x100 metre relay |
| European Championships | ||
| 1962 Belgrade | 4×100 m relay |
Representing  England | ||
| Commonwealth Games | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1962 Perth | 4×110 yd relay |
| 1966 Kingston | 4×110 yd relay |
Athletics career
She competed for Great Britain in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan in the 200 metres, finishing 8th in the final; and in the 4 x 100 metres, where she won the bronze medal with her team mates Janet Simpson, long jump gold medallist Mary Rand and Dorothy Hyman.
She represented England and won a silver medal in the 4 × 110 yards relay at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.[1] She repeated the achievement fours years later by winning another silver at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.[2]
References
- "1962 Athletes". Team England.
- "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Daphne Arden". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
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