Richard Corts
Richard Corts 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 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 in his native Remscheid. He committed suicide at the age of 69.
