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]
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]