Sofie Castenschiold Explained

Sofie Castenschiold
Country:Denmark
Fullname:Thora Gerda Sofie Castenschiold
Birth Date:1 February 1882
Birth Place:Copenhagen, Denmark
Death Place: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.[1] She was the first woman to represent Denmark at the Olympics.[2]

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.[3]

She took part in the 1912 Summer Olympics at Stockholm and won the silver medal in the indoor singles competition.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sofie Castenschiold . Olympedia . 9 June 2021.
  2. Web site: First female competitors at the Olympics by country . Olympedia . 8 June 2020.
  3. Web site: Tennishistorie - DM-vindere . www.b93.dk . 28 November 2013 . Danish.
  4. Sofie Castenschiold . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418114311/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/sofie-castenschiold-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 15 May 2013.