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 name	Dorothea Köring
Country (sports)	Germany
Born	11 July 1880 Chemnitz, German Empire
Died	13 February 1945 (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 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
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.