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.

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

      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 edit

  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.

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