Hugo Hardy
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FullnameHugo James Hardy
Died8 October 1936 (aged 58)
Berlin, Germany
Berlin, Germany
| Full name | Hugo James Hardy |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 October 1877 Hamburg, Germany[1] |
| Died | 8 October 1936 (aged 58) Berlin, Germany |
Hugo James Hardy (16 October 1877 – 8 October 1936) was a German tennis player and jurist. He competed in the men's singles and doubles events at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, where he was the only non-American competitor.[2][3]
A lawyer, Hardy was on the board of an early version of the Deutschen Reichsausschuß für Olympische Spiele (DRA), a predecessor to the German Olympic Committee that oversaw sports in the Weimar Republic.[4]
Hardy was born in Hamburg, the son of banker James Nathan Hardy and Helena Ida Noemie Cahn.[5]
