Elsa Wallenberg
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Born | Viby, Hallsberg, Sweden | 26 January 1877
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Died | 17 October 1951 Stockholm, Sweden | (aged 74)
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Olympic Games | F (1908) |
Elsa Wallenberg (née Lilliehöök, 26 January 1877 – 17 October 1951) was a Swedish tennis player who competed in the indoor singles event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1] She reached the final in which she lost to eventual Olympic champions Gwendoline Eastlake-Smith. In the bronze medal match Wallenberg lost to compatriot Märtha Adlerstråhle.[2][3]
She was married to Axel Wallenberg (1874-1963). They were the parents of Gustaf Wally.
References[]
- ^ "Elsa Wallenberg". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ Elsa Wallenberg. sports-reference.com
- ^ Elsa Wallenberg. Swedish Olympic Committee
Categories:
- 1877 births
- 1951 deaths
- Swedish female tennis players
- Olympic tennis players of Sweden
- Tennis players at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- People from Hallsberg Municipality
- Wallenberg family
- Swedish tennis biography stubs