Ingrid Schmidt (3 March 1945 – 6 August 2023) was a German backstroke swimmer. She competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m medley relay in 1960. In 1964 her team was disqualified in the same event.[1]

Ingrid Schmidt
Schmidt in 1963
Personal information
Born(1945-03-03)3 March 1945
Rudolstadt, Germany
Died6 August 2023(2023-08-06) (aged 78)
Zimmern ob Rottweil, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubBSG Einheit Greiz; SC DHfK Leipzig
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1960 Rome 4×100 m medley
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1962 Leipzig 4×100 m medley

At the 1962 European Aquatics Championships, she won a gold medal in the same 4 × 100 m medley event,[2] setting the new world record. For this achievement, the four team members were named German Sportspersonalities of the Year in the team category in 1962.[3]

Schmidt died in Zimmern ob Rottweil on 6 August 2023, at the age of 78.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Ingrid Schmidt". sports-reference. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  2. ^ Ingrid SCHMIDT. les-sports.info
  3. ^ Mannschaften des Jahres seit 1947 Archived 1 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine. sportler-des-jahres.de
  4. ^ "Ingrid Schmidt". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 September 2023.