Ethel Raby Explained

Birth Date:8 October 1914
Death Date:30 March 2008 (aged 93)
Sport:Athletics
Event:Spring, hurdles, long jump
Pb:LJ – 5.80 m (1937)[1]
Show-Medals:yes

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

Notes and References

  1. http://trackfield.brinkster.net/Profile.asp?ID=2213&Gender=W Ethel Raby
  2. http://www2.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?r=179204140&d=bmd_1397800578 Ethel Raby
  3. http://www.familytreecircles.com/davies-buried-bolton-street-karori-wellington-51844.html DAVIES buried Bolton St, Makara & Karori Wellington