Dylan Schmidt

Dylan Matthew Schmidt (born 7 January 1997) is a New Zealand trampolinist. He competed in the trampoline competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics,[1] where he finished in seventh place. He was New Zealand's first athlete to compete in Trampoline at an Olympic Games.[2][3]

Dylan Schmidt
Full nameDylan Matthew Schmidt
Country representedNew Zealand
Born (1997-01-07) 7 January 1997
Southport, Queensland, Australia
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
DisciplineTrampoline gymnastics

Trampoline career

Schmidt won a gold medal at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games in China. He won silver medal at the 2016 Olympic test event before competing at the 2016 Summer Olympics, finishing 7th in the individual men's category.[2][4]

His sister, Rachel Schmidt, and brother, Callum Schmidt have both also competed internationally in trampolining.[5]

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