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Rainer Schmidt

Full name: Rainer Schmidt
Gender: Male
Height: 5'9" (176 cm)
Weight: 152 lbs (69 kg)
Born: August 1, 1948 in Langewiesen, Ilmenau, Thüringen, Germany
Affiliations: SC Motor Zella-Mehlis, Zella-Mehlis (GER)
Country: GDR East Germany
Sport: Ski Jumping

Medals: 1 Bronze (1 Total)

Biography

Rainer Schmidt won the 1973 Four Hills Tournament and later made his living as a youth coach at Oberhof. In addition to his 1972 Olympics silver medal on the normal hill, he was runner-up at the 1975 Ski Flying World Championships.

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1972 Winter 23 Sapporo Ski Jumping Men's Normal Hill, Individual East Germany GDR 15
1972 Winter 23 Sapporo Ski Jumping Men's Large Hill, Individual East Germany GDR 3 Bronze

Men's Normal Hill, Individual

Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank PTS D DP SP J1S J2S J3S J4S J5S
1972 Winter 23 Sapporo Ski Jumping East Germany Final Standings 15 217.2
1972 Winter 23 Sapporo Ski Jumping East Germany Jump 1 8 114.5 80.5 64.0 50.5 17.0 17.0 16.5 16.5 17.0
1972 Winter 23 Sapporo Ski Jumping East Germany Jump 2 18 102.7 75.0 55.2 47.5 16.0 16.0 15.5 16.0 15.5

Men's Large Hill, Individual

Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank PTS D DP SP J1S J2S J3S J4S J5S
1972 Winter 23 Sapporo Ski Jumping East Germany Final Standings 3 219.3
1972 Winter 23 Sapporo Ski Jumping East Germany Jump 1 8 106.4 98.5 57.9 48.5 16.0 15.5 16.5 16.0 16.5
1972 Winter 23 Sapporo Ski Jumping East Germany Jump 2 3 112.9 101.0 61.4 51.5 17.5 17.0 17.0 16.5 18.0