Alice Greene

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'''Alice Norah Gertrude Greene''' (15 October 1879 – 26 October 1956) was a female English tennis player from the United Kingdom. She won a silver medal playing tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/51 |title=Alice Greene |work=Olympedia |access-date=12 April 2021}}</ref> Sometimes referred to as Angela Greene in some references.

==Early life== Greene was born at Upton, Northamptonshire on 15 October 1879, the daughter of Richard and Emma Greene. Her father, Richard, was a medical doctor and superintendent of the Northampton County Lunatic Asylum in Upton.

==Tennis== At the October 1907 ''London Covered Courts Championships'' at the Queen's Club, Greene won the Ladies Single's title.<ref name="argus" /> Greene played at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London and won a silver medal in the women's indoor singles event.<ref name="sports-reference">{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gr/alice-greene-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418041945/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gr/alice-greene-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |title=Alice Greene Olympic Results |accessdate=2014-02-01 |work=sports-reference.com}}</ref> Greene also placed fifth in the outdoor singles event.<ref name="argus" /> Greene was also an international field hockey player.<ref name="argus" />

==Later life== Greene moved to the island of Jersey, where she died on 26 October 1956.

In 2010 her Olympic medals were auctioned.<ref name="argus">[http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/local/localbrad/5022346.Silver_star_Alice___s_medal_up_for_sale/ Bradford tennis ace’s Olympic prize expected to fetch up to £2,000]</ref>

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