Arnd Schmitt

Arnd Schmitt (born 13 July 1965 in Heidenheim an der Brenz) is a German fencer and Olympic champion in the épée competition.[1]

Arnd Schmitt
Personal information
Born (1965-07-13) 13 July 1965
Heidenheim an der Brenz, West Germany
Sport
SportFencing
ClubTSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Medal record
Men's fencing
Olympic Games
Representing  West Germany
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Épée Individual
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul Épée Team
Representing  Germany
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Épée Team

He won a gold medal in the individual épée and a team silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.[2] He received an Olympic gold medal in épée team in 1992. Schmitt was inducted into Germany's Sports Hall of Fame in 2016.[3]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Arnd Schmitt". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  2. "1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, Japan – Fencing" Archived 31 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved 27 September 2008)
  3. "Meldung 24 05 2016". hall-of-fame-sport.de. Archived from the original on 17 July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.


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