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]
Full name | Thora Gerda Sofie Castenschiold | |||||||||||||
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Country (sports) | Denmark | |||||||||||||
Born | (1882-02-01)1 February 1882 Copenhagen, Denmark | |||||||||||||
Died | 30 January 1979(1979-01-30) (aged 96) Helsingborg, Sweden | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
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