Richard Corts

Richard Corts
Corts (right) in 1928
Personal information
Born16 July 1905
Remscheid, German Empire
Died7 August 1974 (aged 69)
Remscheid, West Germany
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprint
ClubDeutscher Sportclub Berlin
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m – 10.4 (1928)
200 m – 21.8 (1925)[1][2]
Medal record
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1928 Amsterdam 4×100 m relay

Richard Corts (16 July 1905 – 7 August 1974) was a German sprinter who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Richard Corts. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Richard Corts. trackfield.brinkster.net
  3. ^ "AAA Championships". Gloucester Citizen. 3 July 1926. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Champion Athletes". Daily News (London). 5 July 1926. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 4 January 2025.


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