Thomas Schmidt

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.

For the scholar, see Thomas S. Schmidt. For the New Caledonian footballer, see Thomas Schmidt (footballer).
Thomas Schmidt
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
2000 SydneyK1
World Championships
2002 Bourg St.-MauriceK1 team
2003 AugsburgK1 team
European Championships
1996 AugsburgK1 team
1998 Roudnice nad LabemK1 team
2002 BratislavaK1 team
Junior World Championships
1994 WausauK1 team

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
Season Date Venue Position Event
199813 Sep 1998La Seu d'Urgell3rdK1
20002 Jul 2000Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre3rdK1
30 Jul 2000Augsburg2ndK1
200128 Jul 2001Augsburg1stK1
5 Aug 2001Prague2ndK1
9 Sep 2001Wausau1stK1
200220 Jul 2002Augsburg2ndK1
4 Aug 2002Prague2ndK1
200331 Jul 2003Bratislava2ndK1
200430 May 2004Merano3rdK1
17 Jul 2004Augsburg1stK1

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