Josef Schmid (athlete)

Josef Schmid
Personal information
Born (1953-02-15) 15 February 1953
Altshausen, West Germany
Sport
SportTrack and field
Medal record
Representing  West Germany
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place1973 Rotterdam4×680 m
Silver medal – second place1976 Munich800 m

Josef Schmid (born 15 February 1953) is a retired West German middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres.

He won a gold medal in 4 × 720 metres relay at the 1973 European Indoor Championships with teammates Reinhold Soyka, Thomas Wessinghage und Paul-Heinz Wellmann and the silver medal in 800 m at the 1976 European Indoor Championships. He also competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1974 European Championships without reaching the final.[1]

He competed for the sports clubs LG Saulgau and Salamander Kornwestheim during his active career.

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Josef Schmid Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
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