Ebony Drysdale Daley

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Ebony Drysdale Daley
Personal information
NationalityJamaican
Born (1995-01-21) 21 January 1995
Birmingham, United Kingdom
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 Games2nd place, silver medalist(s) (2022)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Great Britain
World Juniors Championships
Silver medal – second place2014 Fort Lauderdale‍–‍70 kg
Representing  Jamaica
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2022 Birmingham‍–‍70 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF48362, 17176
JudoInside.com66150
Updated on 22 May 2024

Ebony Drysdale Daley (born 21 January 1995) is a British-born Jamaican judoka who competes in the women's 70 kg class. She was the first judoka from Jamaica to qualify for the Summer Olympic Games.

Personal life

Born in Birmingham, United Kingdom,[1] Daley has dual British and Jamaican heritage, with her father being a first-generation British citizen and her mother a second-generation British citizen. Her father was born in Jamaica. Daley previously competed for Great Britain, earning a silver medal at the Junior World Championships in 2014. She has been representing Jamaica since 2019. Her brother, Nicholi, has also competed in judo for Jamaica. Drysdale Daley attended the University of Wolverhampton.[2]

Career

She competed at the 2019 Commonwealth Games Judo Championships,[3] 2019 World Judo Championships,[4] and 2020 Panamerican Senior Championships.[5]

She qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics, becoming her country’s first-ever competitor in the sport to qualify for the Olympic Games.[6][7] She competed in the women's 70 kg event.[8] She attempted to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics, however she was blocked from qualifying by the Jamaican Judo Association which they claimed were on the grounds of Drysdale Daly missing anti-doping deadlines.[1] She accused them of favouring the male judoka Ashley McKenzie and the Jamaica Olympic Association of ignoring her emails,[9] but she was banned for a year by the Jamaican Judo Association. She appealed and the suspension was lifted on the grounds that the Judo Association failed to follow correct procedures.[10]

References

  1. "Birmingham athlete 'blocked' by own country from competing at Olympics". ITV. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
  2. "Judo DRYSDALE DALEY Ebony - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  3. 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.
  4. "JudoInside - Ebony Drysdale Daley Judoka". Judoinside.com. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  5. "Ebony DRYSDALE DALEY / IJF.org". Ijf.org. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  6. "Judo DRYSDALE DALEY Ebony - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  7. "Ebony Drysdale-Daley Becomes First Jamaican to Qualify for Judo at the Olympics". Nationwideradiojm.com. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  8. "Judo Results Book" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  9. Burnett, Ian (15 June 2024). "Controversy erupts over Jamaica's Judo Olympic selection as athlete claims bias". Caribbean National Weekly. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
  10. "'EGREGIOUS!'". Jamaica Observer. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2026.