Amory Ide Agnes Hansen (née Scheel) (24 February 1887 – 6 October 1961) was a Danish

tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles (tennis), doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket st ...

player who competed in the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (; ; ) and commonly known as Antwerp 1920 (; Dutch language, Dutch and German language, German: ''Antwerpen 1920''), were an international multi-sport event held i ...

. She was born and died in

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...

. In 1920 she and her partner

Erik Tegner Erik Tegner (29 October 1896 – 9 September 1965) was a Danish male tennis player. He competed in the singles event at the 1920 Summer Olympics and 1924 Summer Olympics, reaching the second round on both occasions. With compatriot Amory Hansen ...

finished fourth in the mixed doubles event after losing the bronze medal match to

Milada Skrbková Milada Skrbková (later ''Žemlová''; 30 May 1897 – 2 October 1935) was a Czech tennis player. At the 1920 Olympics she won a bronze medal in the mixed doubles, playing with her future husband Ladislav Žemla Ladislav Žemla (6 November 18 ...

and

Ladislav Žemla Ladislav Žemla (6 November 1887 – 18 June 1955) was a Czech tennis player. He competed for Kingdom of Bohemia, Bohemia at the 1906 Intercalated Games, 1906, 1908 Summer Olympics, 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics and for Czechoslovakia at the 192 ...

. In the women's doubles tournament she and her partner

Elsebeth Brehm Elsebeth Brehm, married name Jørgensen (30 July 1901 – 14 July 1995) was a Danish tennis player. She represented Denmark at the 1920 Summer Olympics and at the 1924 Summer Olympics. Brehm won many Danish Championships, and in 1921 this athlet ...

were eliminated in the quarter-finals after losing their match to

Marie Storms Marie Storms (born 19 December 1885, date of death unknown) was a Belgian tennis player. She competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics and the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and off ...

and

Fernande Arendt Fernande Arendt (born 11 July 1894, date of death unknown) was a Belgian tennis player. She competed in the women's singles and doubles events at the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the ...

. Hansen also participated in the singles competition but was eliminated in the second round after losing her match to

Élisabeth d'Ayen Élisabeth d'Ayen Macready (; 27 October 1898 – 7 December 1969) was a French tennis player who competed in the Olympic Games in 1920. She won the bronze medal, along with Suzanne Lenglen, in the women's doubles competition in Antwerp. At the ...

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* * 1887 births 1961 deaths Danish female tennis players Olympic tennis players for Denmark Tennis players from Copenhagen Tennis players at the 1920 Summer Olympics 20th-century Danish women {{Denmark-tennis-bio-stub