Pavel Leo Edmund Schmidt (9 February 1930 – 14 August 2001)[2] was a Slovak rower who competed for Czechoslovakia, mostly in the double sculls together with Václav Kozák. They won a gold medal at the 1960 Olympics[1] and two medals at European championships in 1959 and 1961,[3] and placed fourth at the 1962 World Rowing Championships.[2]
 Schmidt at the 1964 European Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 9 February 1930 Bratislava, Czechoslovakia[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 August 2001 (aged 71) Magglingen, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Aušpic[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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After retiring from competitions, Schmidt became a rowing coach, and in 1967–68 trained the Mexico national team. After that he did not return to Czechoslovakia, but settled in Switzerland together with his family. There he worked as a psychiatrists and as a coach at the Biel sports school.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pavel Schmidt". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
- ^ a b c d Pavel Schmidt. veslo.cz
- ^ Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Doppelzweier). sport-komplett.de
External links edit
Media related to Pavel Schmidt at Wikimedia Commons
- Pavel Schmidt at World Rowing
- Pavel Schmidt at Olympedia
- Pavel Schmidt at Olympics.com
- Pavel Schmidt at Olympic.sk (in Slovak)
- Pavel Schmidt at Olympijskytym.cz (in Czech)
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