Leif Rovsing

Leif Rovsing
Full nameLudvig Leif Sadi Rovsing
Born(1887-07-27)27 July 1887
Copenhagen, Denmark
Died17 June 1977(1977-06-17) (aged 89)
Ordrup, Denmark

Ludvig Leif Sadi Rovsing, née Qvist (27 July 1887 – 17 June 1977) was a Danish tennis player.[1] He competed in two events at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[2]

As an openly gay man, he was excluded by Danish sports authorities, who banned his participation in several sports tournaments.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Leif Rovsing". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Ludvig Rovsing Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  3. ^ Aldrich, Robert; Wotherspoon, Garry (2002). Who's who in Gay and Lesbian History: From Antiquity to World War II. Psychology Press. ISBN 9780415159838.
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