Martina Schmidt

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameMartina•Schmidt (-Schwarz)
Used nameMartina•Schmidt
Born1 September 1960 in Parchim, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (GER)
Measurements174 cm / 66 kg
AffiliationsSchweriner SC, Schwerin (GER)
NOC East Germany
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 1
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

Martina Schmidt was on the 1980 East German women’s volleyball team at the Moskva Olympics. The team won the silver medal, losing twice against the Soviet Union, in the preliminary round and the final, both times by 3-1 in set scores. In 1983, she was on the team that won the gold medal at the European Championships.

Nationally, she played with SC Traktor Schwerin helping them win East German titles in 1976-77 and 1980-84 and East German Cups in 1981-82, adding the European Champions Cup in 1978. After re-unification, she played with VG Alstertal-Harkheide and 1. VC Norderstedt. From 1992 she played beach volleyball with non-Olympian Andrea Paetow and won German Championships in 1992-93.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1980 Summer Olympics Volleyball (Volleyball) GDR Martina Schmidt
Volleyball, Women (Olympic) East Germany 2 Silver