Ethel Raby

Ethel Davies
(née Ethel Raby)

Raby (left) at the 1938 British Empire Games
Personal information
Born	8 October 1914 London
Died	30 March 2008 (aged 93) Wellington, New Zealand
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Spring, hurdles, long jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best	LJ – 5.80 m (1937)
Medal record Representing England British Empire Games 1938 Sydney Long jump 1938 Sydney 4×110/220 yd

Ethel Mabel Raby, married name Davies (8 October 1914 – 30 March 2008), was an English athlete who competed in the 1938 British Empire Games.

Biography

At the 1938 British Empire Games, Raby 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.

Raby married swimmer Goldup Davies in late 1939. Davies also competed at the same 1938 British Empire Games and was an Olympian in 1948.

Raby became the national long jump champion after winning won the British WAAA Championships title at the 1935 WAAA Championships. She went on to successfully defend her title every year from 1936 to 1939 and regained the title in 1946.