Sofie Castenschiold
Danish tennis player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thora Gerda Sofie Castenschiold (1 February 1882 – 30 January 1979) was a Danish tennis player at the beginning of the 20th century.[1] She was the first woman to represent Denmark at the Olympics.[2]
| Full name | Thora Gerda Sofie Castenschiold | ||||||||||||||
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| Country (sports) | Denmark | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 February 1882 Copenhagen, Denmark | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 January 1979 (aged 96) Helsingborg, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
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Castenschiold, a member of Copenhagen's KB, won the title at the first Danish women's tennis championships in 1906. She could defend it four times in a row until 1910.[3]
She took part in the 1912 Summer Olympics at Stockholm and won the silver medal in the indoor singles competition.[4]
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