Uli Schmied

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Uli Schmied

Schmied in 1970

Personal information

Full name

Hans-Ulrich Schmied

Born

23 February 1947 (1947-02-23) (age 77)
Meißen, Germany

Height

1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)

Weight

84 kg (185 lb)

Spouse

Bärbel Bendiks

Sport

Rowing

Club

SC Berlin-Grünau

Medal record

Men's rowing

Representing East Germany
Olympic Games
	1972 Munich	Double sculls
	1976 Montreal	Double sculls
World Championships
	1974 Lucerne	Double sculls
	1970 St. Catharines	Double sculls
	1977 Amsterdam	Double sculls
European Championships
	1971 Copenhagen	Double sculls
	1973 Moscow	Double sculls

Hans-Ulrich Schmied (born 23 February 1947) is a retired German rower who specialized in the double sculls. In this event he won bronze medals at the 1972 and 1976 Olympic Games and finished in fifth place in 1968.^[1] He also won one world (1974) and two European titles (1971 and 1973).^[2] Schmied went to the 1978 World Rowing Championships on Lake Karapiro in New Zealand as a reserve but did not compete.^[3] It was at those championships that he got closer to one of the female rowers whom she later married; Bärbel Bendiks was also present as a reserve.^[4]

After retiring from competitions he worked as a rowing coach, particularly with Arno Bergmann, Erwin Krakau and Gerhard Rothe.^[5]

References

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Uli Schmied". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
^ "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Doppelzweier)" [Rowing – European Championships (Men – Double Sculls)] (in German). Sport-Komplett.de. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014.
"Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften. Doppelzweier – Herren" [Rowing – World Championships. Double Sculls – Men] (in German). Sport-Komplett.de. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014.
^ "DDR-Ruderaufgebot für die Weltmeisterschaft" [GDR rowing team for the World Championship]. Neues Deutschland (in German). Vol. 33, no. 240. 11 October 1978. p. 5. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
^ Frank, Jochen (2 September 2017). "Rudern macht suechtig" [Rowing makes you addicted]. Märkische Oderzeitung Erkner (in German). Retrieved 3 October 2018.
^ Uli Schmied at World Rowing