Sofia Marinou ( el, Σοφία Μαρίνου, 1884 – unknown) was a Greek tennis player, who won two silver medals at the

1906 Intercalated Games The 1906 Intercalated Games or 1906 Olympic Games was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated in Athens, Greece. They were at the time considered to be Olympic Games and were referred to as the "Second International Olympic Games i ...

in Athens, Greece.

Career

At the

in Athens, Greece, Marinou competed in the Women's singles competition, and the

Mixed doubles Mixed doubles or mixed pairs is a form of mixed-sex sports that consists of teams of one man and one woman. This variation of competition is prominent in curling and racket sports, such as tennis, table tennis and badminton (where it is known as ...

competition, alongside

Georgios Simiriotis Georgios Simiriotis ( el, Γεώργιος Σημηριώτης, 1886 - unknown) was a Greek tennis player, who won a silver medal in the mixed doubles event at the 1906 Intercalated Games. He also won multiple events in 1906 and 1908. Career ...

. In her first round singles match against Ioanna Tissamenou, Marinou and Tissamenou became the first women to represent Greece at an

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. In the mixed doubles event, Marinou and Simiriotis lost to eventual winners

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and

Marie Decugis Marie Decugis (7 August 1884 – 4 May 1969; née ''Flameng''; also ''Décugis'') was a French tennis player. Life Marie was born in 1884 the daughter of painter François Flameng (1856–1923) and his wife Marguerite Henriette Augusta (née T ...

, and they were awarded a silver medal. Marinou and Simiriotis later won the mixed doubles event at the 1908 .

Personal life

It is believed that Sofia Marinou was related to Georgios Simiriotis and his sister

Esmée Simirioti Esmée Simirioti ( el, Εσμέ Σημηριώτου; 1884 – 10 October 1982) was a Greek tennis player, who won the women's singles event at the 1906 Intercalated Games in Athens, Greece. Her name is sometimes translated as Esme Simiriotis. ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Marinou, Sofia Greek female tennis players Medalists at the 1906 Intercalated Games 1884 births Year of death unknown Tennis players at the 1906 Intercalated Games