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]
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| Full name | Dylan Matthew Schmidt | ||||||||||
| Country represented | New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Born | 7 January 1997 Southport, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||
| Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||
| Discipline | Trampoline gymnastics | ||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
References
- "Dylan SCHMIDT - Olympic - New Zealand".
- "Dylan Schmidt - New Zealand Olympic Team". 9 February 2016.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dylan Schmidt". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020.
Full name: Dylan Matthew Schmidt
- "Making of an Olympian: Dylan Schmidt - A teenager with the backbone to excel".
- http://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503460&objectid=11735718
External links
- Dylan SCHMIDT at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Dylan Schmidt at the International Olympic Committee
- Dylan Schmidt at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Dylan Schmidt at Olympedia
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