Dorothea "Dora" Köring (German pronunciation: [doʁoˈteːa ˈkøːʁɪŋ]; 11 July 1880 – 13 February 1945) was a female tennis player from Germany.[1]
![]() Dorothea Köring and Heinrich Schomburgk at the 1912 Summer Olympics | |
Full name | Dorothea Köring |
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Country (sports) | Germany |
Born | (1880-07-11)11 July 1880 Chemnitz, German Empire |
Died | 13 February 1945(1945-02-13) (aged 64) Dresden, Nazi Germany |
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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]
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