Ludvig Leif Sadi Rovsing, née Qvist (27 July 1887 – 17 June 1977) was a Danish

tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

player. He competed in two events at the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be ...

. As an openly gay man, he was excluded by Danish sports authorities who banned his participation in several sport tournaments.

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1887 births 1977 deaths Danish male tennis players Olympic tennis players of Denmark Tennis players at the 1912 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Copenhagen Danish LGBT sportspeople {{Denmark-tennis-bio-stub