[2] She was an athletics sprint and hurdles champion from 1954 until 1960 and a Commonwealth Games silver medalist in Cardiff, Wales in 1958.

Ey continued to be an active sport participant all her life and was a master’s world champion in athletics.

[4] Ey was awarded the British Empire Medal in the 1977 Silver Jubilee and Birthday Honours for service to sport.

[5] Ey was a lecturer and researcher in physical education at the University of South Australia.

Her legacy has been continued through the establishment of scholarships by the Office for Recreation and Sport, to encourage and assist female coaches or officials (who are coaching/officiating at, or striving to coach/officiate at an elite level), to accept further professional development opportunities in their chosen sport.