Heinrich Georg Schomburgk (; 23 June 1885 – 26 March 1965) was a male

tennis player Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball cove ...

and

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from

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

. At the

Stockholm Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, bet ...

in 1912 he won a gold medal in the mixed doubles event with Dorothea Köring. He participated in the 1906 Wimbledon Championships, reaching the second round, where he was beaten by

Frank Riseley Frank Lorymer Riseley (6 July 1877 – 6 February 1959) was a British tennis player. He was a three time Wimbledon singles finalist (1903, 1904, 1906), two time Wimbledon doubles champion (1902, 1906) and won ten career singles titles. Career R ...

, who later on was to challenge the defending champion

Laurence Doherty Hugh Laurence "Laurie" Doherty (8 October 1875 – 21 August 1919) was a British tennis player and the younger brother of tennis player Reginald Doherty. He was a six-time Grand Slam champion and a double Olympic Gold medalist at the 1900 Sum ...

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1885 births 1965 deaths Sportspeople from Leipzig German male tennis players Olympic tennis players for Germany Olympic gold medalists for Germany Tennis players at the 1912 Summer Olympics Tennis players at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in tennis Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics {{Germany-Olympic-medalist-stub