Daphne Arden (married name Slater; born 29 December 1941) is a British athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.
| Medal record | ||
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| Women's athletics | ||
Representing  Great Britain
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1964 Tokyo | 4x100 metre relay |
| European Championships | ||
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1962 Belgrade | 4×100 m relay |
Representing  England
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| Commonwealth Games | ||
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1962 Perth | 4×110 yd relay |
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1966 Kingston | 4×110 yd relay |
Personal life edit
Daphne Arden was born in Birkenhead.[1] She was educated at Moseley Secondary Modern School in Birmingham.
Athletics career edit
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.[2] She repeated the achievement fours years later by winning another silver at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.[3]
Notes edit
- ^ "Daphne Arden". Team GB. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "1962 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
References edit
- 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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