Pavel Schmidt

Pavel Schmidt
Schmidt at the 1964 European Championships
Personal information
Born9 February 1930
Died14 August 2001 (aged 71)
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubAušpic[2]
Medal record
Representing  Czech Republic
Olympic Games
1960 Rome Double sculls
European Rowing Championships
1959 Mâcon Double sculls
1961 Prague Double sculls

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 Summer Olympics in Rome[1] and two medals at European championships in 1959 and 1961,[3] and placed fourth at the 1962 World Rowing Championships.[2]

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. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c d Pavel Schmidt. veslo.cz
  3. ^ Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Doppelzweier). sport-komplett.de

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