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Veronika Schmidt

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Veronika Hesse (née Schmidt; born 24 August 1952 in Harzgerode) is a former East German cross-country skier who competed from 1974 to 1982. She won two 4 × 5 km relay medals at the Winter Olympics with a gold in Lake Placid and a bronze in Innsbruck. Schmidt also won a complete set medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 20 km (1980), a silver in the 4 × 5 km relay (1974), and a bronze in the 4 × 5 km relay (1982). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Veronika Schmidt is the 214th most popular skier (up from 282nd in 2019), the 5,697th most popular biography from Germany (up from 5,945th in 2019) and the 15th most popular German Skier.

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Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Veronika Schmidt ranks 214 out of 817. Before her are Tuomo Ylipulli, Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass, Bill Johnson, Sven Hannawald, Lina Cheryazova, and Federica Brignone. After her are Deborah Compagnoni, Ester Ledecká, Petra Vlhová, Giorgio Vanzetta, Thomas Stangassinger, and Katja Seizinger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Veronika Schmidt ranks 652. Before her are Heiner Brand, Raúl González, Anastase Murekezi, Sugata Mitra, Jack Wild, and Sam McMurray. After her are Terry George, Rohinton Mistry, Stephen South, Marilu Henner, Wojciech Rudy, and Mel Smith.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Veronika Schmidt ranks 5,700 out of 7,253. Before her are Hartmut Schade (1954), Michael Frontzeck (1964), Kerem Demirbay (1993), Dennis Schröder (1993), Bernd Nickel (1949), and Frank Rost (1973). After her are Diego Contento (1990), Franz-Peter Hofmeister (1951), Christiane Paul (1974), Benno Fürmann (1972), Katrin Dörre-Heinig (1961), and Caroline Link (1964).

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Among SKIERS In Germany

Among skiers born in Germany, Veronika Schmidt ranks 15. Before her are Georg Thoma (1937), Ossi Reichert (1925), Johann Mühlegg (1970), Barbara Petzold (1955), Annemarie Buchner (1924), and Sven Hannawald (1974). After her are Katja Seizinger (1972), Jochen Danneberg (1953), Martin Schmitt (1978), Markus Wasmeier (1963), Dieter Thoma (1969), and Irene Epple (1957).

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