Dorothea Köring
Encyclopedia
Dorothea "Dora" Köring (July 11, 1880 in Chemnitz
– February 13, 1945 in Dresden
) 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
).
Köring died in her house in Dresden during the bombing of Dresden in World War II
.
Chemnitz
Chemnitz is the third-largest city of the Free State of Saxony, Germany. Chemnitz is an independent city which is not part of any county and seat of the government region Direktionsbezirk Chemnitz. Located in the northern foothills of the Ore Mountains, it is a part of the Saxon triangle...
– February 13, 1945 in Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
) was a female tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player from Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
At the Stockholm Olympics
1912 Summer Olympics
The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 5 May and 27 July 1912. Twenty-eight nations and 2,407 competitors, including 48 women, competed in 102 events in 14 sports...
in 1912 she won a gold medal in the mixed doubles event with Heinrich Schomburgk
Heinrich Schomburgk
Heinrich Georg Schomburgk was a male tennis player and footballer from Germany.At the Stockholm Olympics in 1912 he won a gold medal in the mixed doubles event with Dorothea Köring....
and a silver medal in the women's outdoor singles tournament (lost to Marguerite Broquedis
Marguerite Broquedis
Marguerite Broquedis was a French female tennis player.She was born in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques and died in Orléans.Broquedis won the Gold Medal at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics....
of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
).
Köring died in her house in Dresden during the bombing of Dresden in World War II
Bombing of Dresden in World War II
The Bombing of Dresden was a military bombing by the British Royal Air Force and the United States Army Air Force and as part of the Allied forces between 13 February and 15 February 1945 in the Second World War...
.