Sophia Hope Gorham

Sophia Hope Gorham
Personal information
Birth nameSophia Hope Hallowes
Born(1881-11-10)10 November 1881
Merchiston, Edinburgh
Died4 December 1969(1969-12-04) (aged 88)
Chichester, West Sussex
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1906; died 1929)​

Cuthred Compton
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(m. 1932)​
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportMotorboat racing
EventMixed B Class (under 60 ft)

Sophia Hope Gorham (1881–1969) was a British motorboat racer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1] She is the only woman in Olympic history to compete in a motorboat event.[2]

  1. ^ "Sophia Hope Gorham". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Sophia Gorham Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2019.