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 (age 29)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
Country Great Britain (2014–18)
 Jamaica (2019–present)
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍70 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR32 (2020)
World Champ.R32 (2021, 2022, 2024)
Pan American Champ.5th (2020)
Commonwealth GamesSilver (2022)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Great Britain
World Juniors Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Fort Lauderdale ‍–‍70 kg
Representing  Jamaica
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham ‍–‍70 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF48362, 17176
JudoInside.com66150
Updated on 22 May 2024

Personal life

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Based in Britain with dual British and Jamaican heritage. 1st generation British through her father and 2nd generation through her mother. Her father was 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

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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

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  1. ^ "Judo DRYSDALE DALEY Ebony - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  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". Judoinside.com. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Ebony DRYSDALE DALEY / IJF.org". 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". Nationwideradiojm.com. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
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