Richard Corts

Richard Corts

Corts (right) in 1928
Personal information
Born	16 July 1905 Remscheid, German Empire
Died	7 August 1974 (aged 69) Remscheid, West Germany
Height	177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprint
Club	Deutscher Sportclub Berlin
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m – 10.4 (1928) 200 m – 21.8 (1925)
Medal record Representing Germany Olympic Games 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. 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.