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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 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Richard Schmidt is the 5,260th most popular athlete (down from 4,447th in 2024), the 7,050th most popular biography from Germany (down from 6,737th in 2019) and the 556th most popular German Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Richard Schmidt ranks 5,260 out of 6,025. Before him are Li Shufang, Bettina Plank, Ilaria Salvatori, Aleš Valenta, Darnell Hall, and Andreas Linger. After him are Yuki Yokosawa, Christian Yelich, Nikki Stone, Gian Simmen, Ronald Pognon, and Aleksander Śliwka.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1987, Richard Schmidt ranks 994. Before 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 7,053 out of 7,253. Before him are Natascha Keller (1977), Marcus Böhme (1985), Lukas Nmecha (1998), Axel Hager (1969), Lena Klenke (1995), and Mark Dragunski (1970). After him are Mark Warnecke (1970), Gina Lückenkemper (1996), Katrin Mattscherodt (1981), Martin Tomczyk (1981), Bastian Reinhardt (1975), and Tim Wieskötter (1979).

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Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Richard Schmidt ranks 556. Before him are Tobias Arlt (1987), Stefan Henze (1981), Sandra Kiriasis (1975), Felix Loch (1989), Nicole Herschmann (1975), and Natascha Keller (1977). After him are Gina Lückenkemper (1996), Tim Wieskötter (1979), Patric Leitner (1977), Matthias de Zordo (1988), Dirk Schrade (1978), and Daniel Strigel (1975).

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