Dorothea Köring

Dorothea "Dora" Köring (German pronunciation: [doʁoˈteːa ˈkøːʁɪŋ]; 11 July 1880 – 13 February 1945) was a female tennis player from Germany.

Dora Köring
Dorothea Köring and Heinrich Schomburgk at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Full nameDorothea Köring
Country (sports)Germany
Born(1880-07-11)11 July 1880
Chemnitz, German Empire
DiedFebruary 13, 1945(1945-02-13) (aged 64)
Dresden, Nazi Germany
Singles
Olympic Games Silver Medal (1912)
Other mixed doubles tournaments
Olympic Games Gold Medal (1912)
Olympic medal record
Women's tennis
1912 Stockholm Mixed doubles
1912 Stockholm Singles

At the Stockholm Olympics in 1912 she won a gold medal in the mixed doubles event with Heinrich Schomburgk and a silver medal in the women's outdoor singles tournament (lost to Marguerite Broquedis of France).[1]

Köring died in her house in Dresden during the bombing of Dresden in World War II.[2]

References
  1. "Dorothea Köring Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
  2. "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
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