Hans-Ulrich Schmied

Hans-Ulrich Schmied

Hans-Ulrich Schmied in 1970
Personal information
Born 23 February 1947 (1947-02-23) (age 69)
Meißen, Germany
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
Sport Rowing
Club SC Berlin-Grünau

Hans-Ulrich "Uli" 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]

After retiring from competitions he worked as a rowing coach, particularly with Arno Bergmann, Erwin Krakau and Gerhard Rothe.[3]

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