Dorothea Köring
German tennis player (1880–1945)
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Dorothea "Dora" Köring (German pronunciation: [doʁoˈteːa ˈkøːʁɪŋ]; 11 July 1880 – 13 February 1945) was a female tennis player from Germany.[1]
FullnameDorothea Köring
Country(sports)Germany
Born11 July 1880
Died13 February 1945 (aged 64)
Dorothea Köring and Heinrich Schomburgk at the 1912 Summer Olympics | |
| Full name | Dorothea Köring |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) | Germany |
| Born | 11 July 1880 |
| Died | 13 February 1945 (aged 64) |
| 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).[2]
Köring died in her house in Dresden during the bombing of Dresden in World War II.[3]
