| Birth Date: | 16 July 1905 |
| Death Date: | 7 August 1974 (aged 69) |
| Death Place: | Remscheid, West Germany |
| Height: | 177 cm |
| Weight: | 68 kg |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Sprint |
| Club: | Deutscher Sportclub Berlin |
| Pb: | 100 m – 10.4 (1928) 200 m – 21.8 (1925) |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
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.