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Dorothy Greenhough-Smith

Dorothy Greenhough-Smith, English figure skater and tennis player (died 1965)

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Born
September 27, 1882
Died
May 9, 1965
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1882

About Dorothy Greenhough-Smith

Dorothy Greenhough-Smith was a British figure skater. She won the bronze medal in women's singles at the 1908 Olympics and was the 1912 World silver medalist, as well as a two-time British champion. She won the bronze medal in women's singles at the 1908 Olympics and was the 1912 World silver medalist, as well as a two-time (1908, 1911) British champion. She won the bronze medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics, the first Olympics where figure skating was contested.

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Dorothy Greenhough-Smith timeline

  1. She won the bronze medal in women's singles at the 1908 Olympics and was the 1912 World silver medalist, as well as a two-time (1908, 1911) British champion.
  2. She won the bronze medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics, the first Olympics where figure skating was contested.
  3. She won the bronze medal in women's singles at the 1908 Olympics and was the 1912 World silver medalist, as well as a two-time British champion.

The world when Dorothy Greenhough-Smith was born

Dorothy Greenhough-Smith was born in 1882. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineChinese Exclusion Act signed
  • Technology milestoneFirst hydroelectric power plant (Appleton, WI)
  • World population~1.42B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderChester A. Arthur
  • U.S. population51.9M

1882 versus 2026

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Measure18822026
Population51.9M341 million

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