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Pavel Schmidt

Pavel Leo Edmund Schmidt 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 and two medals at European championships in 1959 and 1961, and placed fourth at the 1962 World Rowing Championships.

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Pavel Schmidt
Schmidt at the 1964 European Championships
Personal information
Born9 February 1930
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia1
Died14 August 2001 (aged 71)
Magglingen, Switzerland
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubAušpic2
Medal record
Representing  Czech Republic
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome Double sculls
European Rowing Championships
Silver medal – second place 1959 Mâcon Double sculls
Bronze medal – third place 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 Rome1 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

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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