Thomas Schmidt


Thomas Schmidt is a German slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1994 to 2004.
Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a gold medal in the K1 event in Sydney in 2000. Schmidt also won two medals in the K1 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold in 2002 and a bronze in 2003.
He is the overall World Cup champion in K1 from 2001. He also won three gold medals in the K1 team event at the European Championships.

World Cup individual podiums

SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent
199813 Sep 1998La Seu d'Urgell3rdK1
20002 Jul 2000Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre3rdK1
200030 Jul 2000Augsburg2ndK1
200128 Jul 2001Augsburg1stK1
20015 Aug 2001Prague2ndK1
20019 Sep 2001Wausau1stK1
200220 Jul 2002Augsburg2ndK1
20024 Aug 2002Prague2ndK1
200331 Jul 2003Bratislava2ndK1
200430 May 2004Merano3rdK1
200417 Jul 2004Augsburg1stK1