Richard Corts, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Richard Corts

German sprinter

Date of Birth: 16-Jul-1905

Place of Birth: Remscheid, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date of Death: 07-Aug-1974

Profession: sprinter, athletics competitor

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

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