Sofia Marinou (Greek: Σοφία Μαρίνου, 1884 – unknown)[1] was a Greek tennis player, who won two silver medals at the 1906 Intercalated Games in Athens, Greece.
Native name | Σοφία Μαρίνου | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | 1884 (1884) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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At the 1906 Intercalated Games in Athens, Greece, Marinou competed in the Women's singles competition, and the Mixed doubles competition, alongside Georgios Simiriotis.[2] In her first round singles match against Ioanna Tissamenou, Marinou and Tissamenou became the first women to represent Greece at an Olympic Games.[lower-alpha 1][1] In the mixed doubles event, Marinou and Simiriotis lost to eventual winners Max and Marie Decugis, and they were awarded a silver medal.[lower-alpha 2][3]
Marinou and Simiriotis later won the mixed doubles event at the 1908 Panhellenic Tennis Championship [el].[4]
It is believed that Sofia Marinou was related to Georgios Simiriotis and his sister Esmée Simirioti.[5]