Sofie Castenschiold
| Full name | Thora Gerda Sofie Castenschiold | |||||||||||||
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| Born |
1 February 1882 Copenhagen, Denmark | |||||||||||||
| Died |
30 January 1979 (aged 96) Helsingborg, Sweden | |||||||||||||
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Thora Gerda Sofie Castenschiold (1 February 1882 – 30 January 1979) was a Danish tennis player at the beginning of the 20th century.
Career
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.[1]
She took part in the 1912 Summer Olympics at Stockholm and won the silver medal in the indoor singles competition.[2]
References
- ↑ "Tennishistorie - DM-vindere". www.b93.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 28 November 2013.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Sofie Castenschiold". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
External links
- Sofie Castenschiold at the International Tennis Federation
- Thora Gerda Sophie Castenschiold at the International Olympic Committee
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