Dorothea Köring
 Dorothea Köring and Heinrich Schomburgk at the 1912 Summer Olympics | |
| Full name | Dorothea Köring |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) | Germany |
| Born |
11 July 1880 Chemnitz, Germany |
| Died |
February 13, 1945 (aged 64) Dresden, Germany |
| Singles | |
| Olympic Games |
 Silver Medal (1912) |
| Other mixed doubles tournaments | |
| Olympic Games |
 Gold Medal (1912) |
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's tennis | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1912 Stockholm | Mixed doubles |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1912 Stockholm | Singles |
Dorothea "Dora" Köring (German pronunciation: [doʁoˈteːa ˈkøːʁɪŋ]; 11 July 1880 – 13 February 1945) was a female tennis player from Germany.
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.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Dorothea Köring Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
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