Amory Hansen
Encyclopedia
Amory Ide Agnes Hansen (February 24, 1887 – October 6, 1961) was a Danish
female tennis
player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
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She was born and died in Copenhagen
.
In 1920 she and her partner Erik Tegner finished fourth in the mixed doubles event
after losing the bronze medal match to Milada Skrbková
and Ladislav Žemla.
In the women's doubles tournament
she and her partner Elsebeth Brehm were eliminated in the quarter-finals after losing their match to Marie Storms and Fernande Arendt. Hansen also participated in the singles competition
but was eliminated in the second round after losing her match to Élisabeth d'Ayen
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
female tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium....
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She was born and died in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
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In 1920 she and her partner Erik Tegner finished fourth in the mixed doubles event
Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Mixed Doubles
-Section 2:-Section 3:-Section 4:-Final rounds:-References:...
after losing the bronze medal match to Milada Skrbková
Milada Skrbková
Milada Skrbková was a Czech female tennis player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics for Czechoslovakia.She was born and died in Prague....
and Ladislav Žemla.
In the women's doubles tournament
Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Women's Doubles
-References:...
she and her partner Elsebeth Brehm were eliminated in the quarter-finals after losing their match to Marie Storms and Fernande Arendt. Hansen also participated in the singles competition
Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Women's Singles
-Section 2:-Section 3:-Section 4:-Final rounds:-References:...
but was eliminated in the second round after losing her match to Élisabeth d'Ayen
Élisabeth d'Ayen
Élisabeth d'Ayen Macready was a French tennis player who competed in the Olympic games in 1920. She won the bronze medal, along with Suzanne Lenglen, in the women's doubles competition in Antwerp.-References:...