Daphne Arden (married name Slater; born 29 December 1941) is a British retired athlete who competed at the

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Biography

Daphne Arden was born in

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and was educated at Moseley Secondary Modern School in

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. Arden finished third behind Jennifer Smart in the 100 and 220 yards events at the

1961 WAAA Championships The 1961 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom. The event was held at White City Stadium, London, on 8 July 1961. Results + Held on 29 July at Birmingham University See also ...

, before finishing second and third respectively in the same events the following year at the

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, but this time behind

Dorothy Hyman Dorothy Hyman (born 9 May 1941) is an English retired sprinter. She competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics in the 100 m, 200 m and 4 × 100 m events, winning three medals. She also won individual 100 m gold and 200 m silver at the 1962 ...

. Later in November 1962, she represented

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and won a silver medal in the 4 × 110 yards relay at the

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, Western Australia. Arden once again finished behind Dorothy Hyman in the 100 yards at the

1963 WAAA Championships The 1963 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom. The event was held at White City Stadium, London, on 6 July 1963. The 100 metres hurdles over a height of 2'6" was introduced. Resul ...

before finally becoming the national 100 yards champion and national 220 yards champion at the

1964 WAAA Championships The 1964 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom. The event was held at White City Stadium, London, on 4 July 1964. Results + Held on 30 May at Birmingham University See also ...

and breaking the national records for both in the process. She then competed for

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in the 1964 Olympic Games held in

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, Japan in the

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, 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

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and Dorothy Hyman. In 1965, Arden married Roger Slater in Solihull and competed under her married name thereafter. Slater then regained her WAAA title at the 1966 WAAA Championships and one month later won another silver medal for the England team at the

1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games The 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Kingston, Jamaica, from 4 to 13 August 1966. This was the first time that the Games had been held outside the so-called White Dominions. The event was followed by the 1966 Commonweal ...

in Kingston, Jamaica.

References

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