Amory Hansen

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameAmory Ide Agnes•Hansen (Scheel-)
Used nameAmory•Hansen
Born24 February 1887 in København (Copenhagen), Hovedstaden (DEN)
Died6 October 1961 in København (Copenhagen), Hovedstaden (DEN)
AffiliationsKB, København (DEN)
NOC Denmark

Biography

Amory Hansen played all three events at the 1920 Olympics. In mixed doubles she lost the bronze medal match with Erik Tegner, also making the quarter-finals of the ladies’ doubles. Hansen won several local Danish tournaments but had no other international results. She married Folmer Hansen, a Danish aviation pioneer, doctor, and top-level tennis player. Folmer was Danish champion in singles tennis from 1889-93, 1896, and 1901. He was later a Danish consul and ambassador in Rīga, Latvia, and Stockholm.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1920 Summer Olympics Tennis DEN Amory Hansen
Singles, Women (Olympic) =9
Doubles, Mixed (Olympic) Erik Tegner 4
Doubles, Women (Olympic) Elsebeth Brehm =5