Richard Corts
German sprinter (1905–1974)
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Richard Corts (16 July 1905 – 7 August 1974) was a German sprinter who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Corts (right) in 1928 | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 16 July 1905 | |||||||||||
| Died | 7 August 1974 (aged 69) Remscheid, West Germany | |||||||||||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event | Sprint | |||||||||||
| Club | Deutscher Sportclub Berlin | |||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 100 m – 10.4 (1928) 200 m – 21.8 (1925)[1][2] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
At the 1928 Olympic Games, Corts won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m relay, together with Georg Lammers, Hubert Houben and Helmut Körnig, and failed to reach the final of individual 100 m event.[1]
Corts won the national 100 m title in 1925 and 1928. He set a European record over 100 m in 1925 (10.5) and equaled the world record of 10.4 in 1928. He was part of the German 4 × 100 m relay team that set a world record at 40.8 in 1928.[1] Corts won the British AAA Championships title in the 100 yards event at the 1926 AAA Championships.[3][4][5]
Corts retired from athletics in 1930. After completing a professional studying in Helsinki for two years, he took over his father's knife factory (Josua Corts) in his native Remscheid. He committed suicide at the age of 69.[1]
