Herbert Schmidt
Personal information
Born28 January 1914 – 18 September
Died18 September 2002(2002-09-18) (aged 88)
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1936 Berlin Eight

Herbert Schmidt (28 January 1914 – 18 September 2002) was a German rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Schmidt was born in 1914. In 1936 he won the bronze medal as crew member of the German boat in the men's eight competition.[1]

Immediately after the end of World War II, he was put in charge of sport for the administrative area of Köpenick. He is credited with reviving rowing as a sport in East Berlin.[2] In 1948, he became chief editor of Deutsches Sportecho, an East German daily sports newspaper. He was dismissed from this role after only a few months and went to the radio station Sender Freies Berlin in West Berlin instead where he was in charge of the sports department.[1]

Schmidt died in 2002.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Herbert Schmidt". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  2. ^ Wendt, Dieter (1 July 2013). "Der organisierte Rudersport an Spree und Dahme in Berlin 1945–1990" [Organised rowing sport on Spree and Dahme in Berlin 1945–1990] (PDF) (in German). p. 5. Retrieved 24 April 2018.


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