Sofie Castenschiold

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]

Sofie Castenschiold

Full name	Thora Gerda Sofie Castenschiold
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 Representing  Denmark Women's Tennis Olympic Games 1912 Stockholm Indoor singles

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]