Märtha Adlerstråhle
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Anna Märtha Vilhelmina Adlerstråhle (born June 16, 1868 in Kungsör , † January 4, 1956 in Stockholm ) was a Swedish tennis player .
Career
Märtha Adlerstråhle took in 1908 at the Olympics in London in the individual competition part in the hall. She moved into the semifinals without a fight, in which she was defeated by Alice Greene with 1: 6 and 3: 6. She won the bronze medal game against Elsa Wallenberg 1: 6, 6: 3 and 6: 2. Adlerstråhle and Wallenberg were the first women to compete for Sweden in the Olympic Games.
She won the Swedish championships seven times.
Web links
- Märtha Adlerstråhle in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- www.sok.se - Märtha Adlerstråhle (Swedish, with picture)
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| SURNAME | Adlerstråhle, Märtha |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Adlerstråhle, Anna Märtha Vilhelmina (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 16, 1868 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kungsör , Sweden |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th January 1956 |
| Place of death | Stockholm , Sweden |