Pavel Schmidt

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]

Pavel Schmidt
Schmidt at the 1964 European Championships
Personal information
Born9 February 1930
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia[1]
Died14 August 2001 (aged 71)
Magglingen, Switzerland
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubAušpic[2]
Medal record
Representing  Czech Republic
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1960 RomeDouble sculls
European Rowing Championships
Silver medal – second place1959 Mâcon Double sculls
Bronze medal – third place 1961 Prague Double sculls

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
  1. 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.
  2. Pavel Schmidt. veslo.cz
  3. Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Doppelzweier). sport-komplett.de

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