Märtha Adlerstråhle
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| Born | 16 June 1868 Torpa, Sweden | |||||||||||
| Died | 4 January 1956 (aged 87) Stockholm, Sweden | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Tennis | |||||||||||
| Club | KLTK, Stockholm | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Anna Märtha Vilhelmina Adlerstråhle (16 June 1868 – 4 January 1956) was a Swedish tennis player.[1] Aged 40, she won a bronze medal in the indoor singles competition at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[2][3] She was the first woman to represent Sweden at the Olympics.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Märtha Adlerstråhle". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ Märtha Adlerstråhle. sports-reference.com
- ^ Märtha Adlerstråhle. Swedish Olympic Committee
- ^ "First female competitors at the Olympics by country". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ "Tennis galore in London in 1908 - Olympic News". International Olympic Committee. 19 April 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
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