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Richard Schmidt

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Richard Schmidt (born 23 May 1987) is a German former representative sweep-oar rower. He is a six time world champion, a four time Olympian, an Olympic gold & silver medallist and held a seat in the German senior men's eight — the Deutschlandachter — constantly from 2009 to 2021. He rowed at seven when the Deutschlandachter at the 2017 World Rowing Cup II set a world's best time of 5.18.68, which was still the standing world mark as of 2023. He was in the German crew when it won the gold medal in the men's eight competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Schmidt is the 4,661st most popular athlete (down from 4,489th in 2019), the 6,740th most popular biography from Germany (down from 6,739th in 2019) and the 435th most popular German Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Richard Schmidt ranks 4,661 out of 6,025Before him are Kathy Smallwood-Cook, Jude Monye, Li Shufang, Bettina Plank, Aleš Valenta, and Andreas Linger. After him are Christian Yelich, Nikki Stone, Gian Simmen, Ronald Pognon, Aleksander Śliwka, and Philip Milanov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1987, Richard Schmidt ranks 949Before him are Ondřej Kúdela, Rafał Gikiewicz, Simone Corsi, Alyaksandr Martynovich, Omid Ebrahimi, and Denis Tsargush. After him are Kate Nash, Habib Habibou, Bartosz Białkowski, Luís Leal, Carmella, and Michael Arroyo.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Richard Schmidt ranks 6,743 out of 7,253Before him are Mohamed Dräger (1996), Bastian Oczipka (1989), Felix Loch (1989), Natascha Keller (1977), Marcus Böhme (1985), and Lukas Nmecha (1998). After him are Gina Lückenkemper (1996), Katrin Mattscherodt (1981), Martin Tomczyk (1981), Bastian Reinhardt (1975), Tim Wieskötter (1979), and Tracey E. Bregman (1963).

Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Richard Schmidt ranks 435Before him are Michael Rösch (1983), Tobias Arlt (1987), Stefan Henze (1981), Sandra Kiriasis (1975), Felix Loch (1989), and Natascha Keller (1977). After him are Gina Lückenkemper (1996), Tim Wieskötter (1979), Matthias de Zordo (1988), Dirk Schrade (1978), Bryan Reynolds (null), and Danny Ecker (1977).