Daisy Crossley
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| Full name | Daisy Ena Crossley | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 June 1906 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 1989 | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | racewalking | ||||||||||||||
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Daisy Ena Crossley after marriage Daisy Popple (9 June 1906 - 1989)[1] was a British racewalker during the 1920s, the early era of women's athletics.[2] She was multiple times world record holder and gold medalist at the second Women's World Games in 1926.
Biography
[change | change source]Career
[change | change source]On 19 June 1926, she became British national champion in the 880 yards track walk at Stamford Bridge in London.[3] Her time of 4:06.0 was a world record.[4] On 14 July 1926, she improved the 1000 metres world record record during competitions in Paris.[4]
In August 1926, initially selected as a reserve,[5] Crossley represented Great Britain at the 1926 Women's World Games in Gothenburg. She won the gold medal in the 1000 m walk beating French Albertine Regel. Crossley won the event in a new world record time of 5:10.0, three seconds faster than the former world record.[6][7] Her 880 yards time was also a world record with 4:03.0+.[4]
As a celebration for winning the event and breaking a world record, Crossley was carried on the shoulders of teammates throughout Gothenburg.[8]
Personal life
[change | change source]Crossley was born on 9 June 1906[2] In 1942 she lived in Fulham, London County. She married in August 1942.[9][10]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837–2007
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Daisy Crossley". intersportstats.com. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ↑ "British Athletics Championships 1919-1939". British Athletics. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "British World Record breakers". British Athletics. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ↑ "Queens of Sport | Winners of Many Thropies Among the British Girls for Gothenburg". Daily Mirror. 17 August 1926. p. 2 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Le meeting international féminin de Gothembourg". La Matin (in French). 31 August 1926. p. 4.
- ↑ "Par-ici, par-la". La Wallonie (in French). 2 September 1926. p. 3.
- ↑ "Miss Crossley, de nieuwe wereldrecordhoudster over 1000 m snelwandelen (5 min. 10 sec.) wordt bij de z.g. Olympische Spelen te Gothenburg door haar landgenootjes bejubeld". Algemeen Handelsblad (in Dutch). 3 September 1926. p. 4.
- ↑ Cross Reference of Women's Marital Names National Union of Track Statisticians
- ↑ "Notice" (PDF). The London Gazette. 28 August 1942. p. 3799.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Image of Crossley at the 1926 Women's World Games
- Image of Haynes on the shoulders of teammates during the 1926 Women's World Games
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