Dorothy Greenhough-Smith (27 September 1882 – 9 May 1965) was a British

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 figure skater.

She was the daughter of writer James Edward Preston Muddock

J.E. Preston Muddock

James Edward Preston Muddock also known as "Joyce Emmerson Preston Muddock" and "Dick Donovan" , was a prolific British journalist and author of mystery and horror fiction. For a time his detective stories were as popular as those of Arthur Conan Doyle...

, and married publisher/editor Herbert Greenhough Smith

Herbert Greenhough Smith

Herbert Greenhough Smith was the first editor of The Strand Magazine which published many of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories...

 in 1900.

Greenhough-Smith won the bronze medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics

1908 Summer Olympics

The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London, England, United Kingdom. These games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome. At the time they were the fifth modern Olympic games...

, the first Olympics where figure skating was contested. She was the 1912 World silver medalist

World Figure Skating Championships

The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...

, which was the first silver medal in ladies skating for Great Britain (Madge Syers

Madge Syers

Florence Madeline "Madge" Syers was a British figure skater. She became the first woman to compete at the World Figure Skating Championships in 1902 by entering what was previously an all-male event and won the silver medal, which prompted the International Skating Union to create a separate...

 having won the silver in men's singles). She never competed at the European Figure Skating Championships

European Figure Skating Championships

The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion...

 because the ladies event was not added to the program until 1930.

Away from the ice, she also played tennis; she entered the 1914 Wimbledon Championships

1914 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

Ethel Larcombe defeated Elizabeth Ryan 6-3, 6-2 in the All Comers' Final, and then the reigning champion Dorothea Lambert Chambers defeated Ethel Larcombe 7-5, 6-4 in the Challenge Round to win the Ladies' Singles at the 1914 Wimbledon Championships.-Finals:...

, losing in the first round.

Competitive highlights

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Summer Olympic Games Summer Olympic Games The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an international multi-sport event, occurring every four years, organized by the International Olympic Committee. Medals are awarded in each event, with gold medals for first place, silver for second and bronze for third, a tradition that...		3rd
World Championships World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...	5th			2nd
British Championships British Figure Skating Championships The British Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United Kingdom...		1st	1st