Gustav Schmidt (canoeist)

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Gustav Schmidt

Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
World Championships
	1958 Prague	K-4 1000 m
	1958 Prague	K-4 10000 m
	1954 Mâcon	K-2 1000 m

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.

References[]

• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-01-21). Additional archives: Wayback Machine.
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
• 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 2020-04-17.
• Gustav Schmidt's obituary

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