Andreas Schmidt
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Andreas•Schmidt |
| Used name | Andreas•Schmidt |
| Born | 22 September 1959 in Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen (GER) |
| Measurements | 192 cm / 85 kg |
| Affiliations | FS Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf (GER) / SSF Bonn 1905, Bonn (GER) |
| NOC |  West Germany |
Biography
Freestyle swimmer Andreas Schmidt was eliminated in the heats of the 400 metres freestyle at the 1976 Montréal Summer Games, and also with the West German 4x200 freestyle relay. Due to the Western bloc boycott of the 1980 Moskva Games he was unable to participate. However, in 1984 he made his second Olympic appearance at the Los Angeles Games, and with the 4x100 freestyle relay finished an unfortunate fourth.
Schmidt won two silver and three bronze medals at World Championships, and also two gold, two silver and one bronze at Europeans. All his medals came with West German relay squads, none individually.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | FRG |
Andreas Schmidt | |||
| 400 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic) | 39 | |||||
| 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic) | West Germany | 1 h1 r1/2 | ||||
| 1984 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | FRG |
Andreas Schmidt | |||
| 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic) | West Germany | 4 | ||||
| 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Men (Olympic) | West Germany |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Universiade (0–0–1 1983 Edmonton SWI bronze: 100 m freestyle)
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a European Record in Long Course Swimming (4×100 m freestyle relay – 16 August 1977 - 1 September 1979 and 29 July 1981 - 21 August 1981: 3:26.57 (16 August 1977; Jonköping, SWE), 3:23.87 (29 July 1981; Heidelberg, FRG); 4×200 m freestyle relay – 23 August 1983 - 30 July 1984: 7:20.40 (23 August 1983; Roma, ITA))
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a World Record in Long Course Swimming (4×200 m freestyle relay – 23 August 1983 - 30 July 1984: 7:20.40 (23 August 1983; Roma, ITA))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Aquatics Championships (2–3–1 1977 Jönköping SWM gold: 4×100 m freestyle relay, silver: 4×200 m freestyle relay (swam in heats only); 1981 Split SWM silver: 4×200 m freestyle relay, bronze: 4×100 m freestyle relay; 1983 Roma SWM gold: 4×200 m freestyle relay, silver: 4×100 m medley relay)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Aquatics Championships (0–2–3 1978 West Berlin SWI silver: 4×100 m freestyle relay and 4×100 m medley relay, bronze: 4×200 m freestyle relay; 1982 Guayaquil SWI bronze: 4×200 m freestyle relay and 4×100 m medley relay)