Herbert Schmidt (28 January 1914 – 18 September 2002) was a German rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
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| Born | 28 January 1914 – 18 September | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 September 2002 (aged 88) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||
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Schmidt was born in 1914. In 1936 he won the bronze medal as crew member of the German boat in the men's eight competition.[1]
Immediately after the end of World War II, he was put in charge of sport for the administrative area of Köpenick. He is credited with reviving rowing as a sport in East Berlin.[2] In 1948, he became chief editor of Deutsches Sportecho, an East German daily sports newspaper. He was dismissed from this role after only a few months and went to the radio station Sender Freies Berlin in West Berlin instead where he was in charge of the sports department.[1]
Schmidt died in 2002.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Herbert Schmidt". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ^ Wendt, Dieter (1 July 2013). "Der organisierte Rudersport an Spree und Dahme in Berlin 1945–1990" [Organised rowing sport on Spree and Dahme in Berlin 1945–1990] (PDF) (in German). p. 5. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
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