Toni Schmid

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameAnton "Toni"•Schmid
Used nameToni•Schmid
Born22 August 1909 in Furth im Wald, Bayern (GER)
Died16 May 1932 in Großes Wiesbachhorn, Salzburg (AUT)
NOC Germany
Medals OG
Gold 1
Silver 0
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

Toni Schmid was only a 16-year-old when he made his first remarkable climbs. Starting in 1929 he achieved first ascents of various mountain faces of the Alps including some in ice, the highlight being the first ascent of the Matterhorn North Face with his brother Franz in 1931. In May 1932 Toni Schmid fell to his death trying to climb the Northwest Face of the Wiesbachhorn in the federal state of Salzburg, previously a classic ice wall. He had been a construction engineer by profession.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1932 Summer Olympics Alpinism GER Toni Schmid
Alpinism, Open (Olympic) Franz Schmid 1 Gold

Olympic family relations

Special Notes