Marthe Dupont

Marthe Dupont
Full name Marthe Dupont-Trasenster
Country (sports) Belgium
Born 30 March 1892
Liège, Belgium
Died November 15, 1979(1979-11-15) (aged 87)
Liège, Belgium

Marthe Dupont-Trasenster (30 March 1892 – 15 November 1979) was a Belgian female tennis player.[1]

Career

She competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics representing Belgium.[2][3] She was also a Belgian national tennis champion in 1921 and 1930. In 1911, Marthe was married to a Belgian sport shooter, Émile Dupont who won a silver medal in the 1920 Summer Olympics. Both of them went onto participate at the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics representing Belgium in two different forms of sports.[4][5]

Personal life

Her sister-in-law, Marguerite Chaudoir, was also a Belgian tennis player.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Trasenster". users.telenet.be. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
  2. ↑ Mallon, Bill; Bijkerk, Anthony Th (2009-02-24). The 1920 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. McFarland. ISBN 9781476621616.
  3. ↑ "Marthe TRASENSTER-DUPONT - Tennis Olympique | Belgium". International Olympic Committee. 2016-06-26. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
  4. ↑ "Marthe Dupont-Trasenster Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
  5. ↑ "Emile DUPONT - Olympic Shooting | Belgium". International Olympic Committee. 2016-06-15. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
  6. ↑ "TennisForum.com - View Single Post - Biographies of Female Tennis Players". www.tennisforum.com. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
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