Gustav Schmidt (canoeist)

Gustav Schmidt (9 August 1926 – 29 December 2016) was a West German sprint canoeist, born in Duisburg, who competed in the 1950s. He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (K-4 1000 m and K-4 10000 m: both 1958) and a silver (K-2 1000 m: 1954). Schmidt also finished fourth in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.

Gustav Schmidt
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1958 PragueK-4 1000 m
Gold medal – first place1958 PragueK-4 10000 m
Silver medal – second place1954 MâconK-2 1000 m

References
    • Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). "Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007)" (PDF). CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 1–83. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2018.
    • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gustav Schmidt". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
    • Gustav Schmidt's obituary


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