Dorothy Holman
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Edith Dorothy Holman (18 July 1883 – 1968) was a British tennis
player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
.
Holman was born in Kilburn, London. In 1920 she won the silver medal in the singles event as well as in the doubles competition with her partner Geraldine Beamish
. She also competed in the mixed doubles event
with Francis Lowe but they were eliminated in the first round. In 1919 she won the World Covered Court Championship
.
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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Holman was born in Kilburn, London. In 1920 she won the silver medal in the singles event as well as in the doubles competition with her partner Geraldine Beamish
Geraldine Beamish
Winifred Geraldine Ramsey Beamish was an English tennis player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics....
. She also competed in the mixed doubles event
Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Mixed Doubles
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with Francis Lowe but they were eliminated in the first round. In 1919 she won the World Covered Court Championship
World Covered Court Championships
The World Covered Court Championships were part of a series of three world championships sanctioned from 1913–1923 by the International Lawn Tennis Federation . The tournament was played indoors on wood floors, and its venue changed from year to year among several countries...
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