Thomas Schmidt (canoeist)

Thomas Schmidt
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney K1
World Championships
2002 Bourg St.-Maurice K1 team
2003 Augsburg K1 team
European Championships
1996 Augsburg K1 team
1998 Roudnice nad Labem K1 team
2002 Bratislava K1 team
Junior World Championships
1994 Wausau K1 team

Thomas Schmidt (born 18 February 1976, in Bad Kreuznach)[1] is a German slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1994 to 2004.

Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a gold medal in the K1 event in Sydney in 2000. Schmidt also won two medals in the K1 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold in 2002 and a bronze in 2003.[2]

He is the overall World Cup champion in K1 from 2001. He also won three gold medals in the K1 team event at the European Championships.[2]

World Cup individual podiums

Total
K1 3 5 3 11
Season Date Venue Position Event
1998 13 September 1998 La Seu d'Urgell 3rd K1
2000 2 July 2000 Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre 3rd K1
30 July 2000 Augsburg 2nd K1
2001 28 July 2001 Augsburg 1st K1
5 August 2001 Prague 2nd K1
9 September 2001 Wausau 1st K1
2002 20 July 2002 Augsburg 2nd K1
4 August 2002 Prague 2nd K1
2003 31 July 2003 Bratislava 2nd K1
2004 30 May 2004 Merano 3rd K1
17 July 2004 Augsburg 1st K1

References

  1. ^ "Thomas Schmidt". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Thomas SCHMIDT (GER)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 16 September 2017.