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Tennis · Uttar Pradesh

Nora Polley

Nora Margaret Polley (née Fischer; 29 July 1894 – 1988) was the first woman to represent India at the Summer Olympics when she competed in the tennis events at the 1924 Summer Olympics. Nora Fischer was born in Budaun, British India, records show that in 1901 she was living in Scotland before going to boarding school in Eastbourne in 1911, she would later marry Sydney Trepess Polley in 1915, who had been serving in the Indian Army since 1902 and would later be promoted to Major.

Profile details

Born
29 Jul 1894
Birthplace
Budaun
State
Uttar Pradesh
Sport
Tennis
Discipline
Racquet
Category
Women
Status
Active

District, height, weight, playing style, coach, academy, national ranking and international ranking are not yet recorded for this athlete.

Honours & Awards

  • No recorded honours or awards.

Competition Appearances

1 recorded appearance, most significant first.

  • ·1924 Summer Olympics

Career Timeline

  1. 1924Competed at 1924 Summer Olympics

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Nora Margaret Polley (née Fischer; 29 July 1894 – 1988) was the first woman to represent India at the Summer Olympics when she competed in the tennis events at the 1924 Summer Olympics. Nora Fischer was born in Budaun, British India, records show that in 1901 she was living in Scotland before going to boarding school in Eastbourne in 1911, she would later marry Sydney Trepess Polley in 1915, who had been serving in the Indian Army since 1902 and would later be promoted to Major.

Biography adapted from Nora Polley on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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