Märtha Adlerstråhle Explained

Birth Date:16 June 1868
Birth Place:Torpa, Sweden
Death Date:4 January 1956 (aged 87)
Death Place:Stockholm, Sweden
Sport:Tennis
Club:KLTK, Stockholm
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Anna Märtha Vilhelmina Adlerstråhle (16 June 1868 – 4 January 1956) was a Swedish tennis player.[1] Aged 40 she won a bronze medal in the indoor singles competition at the 1908 Summer Olympics. She was the first woman to represent Sweden at the Olympics.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Märtha Adlerstråhle . Olympedia . 12 April 2021.
  2. Web site: First female competitors at the Olympics by country . Olympedia . 8 June 2020.
  3. Web site: 2020-04-19. Tennis galore in London in 1908 - Olympic News. 2020-06-25. International Olympic Committee. en.