Adelheid "Heidi" Schmid (German pronunciation:[̯ˈhaɪdiːˈʃmɪt]ⓘ; after marriage Grundmann-Schmid, born 5 December 1938) is a retired German fencer who competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics in the individual and team foil events. She won an individual gold in 1960 and a team bronze medal in 1964.[1]
Schmid took fencing when she was 13 years old. One year later, 14 years old, she finished third in the German youth championships. She became female German champion in foil fencing in 1957, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967 and 1968.
On 1 September 1960 Heidi Schmid won the Olympic gold medal in Palazzo dei Congressi in Rome, after defeating Maria Vicol from Romania with a 4:3 score. Four years later, she was part of the German team (Gudrun Theuerkauff, Heidi Schmid, Rosemarie Scherberger and Helga Mees) that received a bronze medal in the team competition. The team qualified from pool C, defeated France in the quarterfinal, lost to the Hungarian team in the semifinal, and defeated Italy in the bronze final.[1]
In 1961 Schmid became the world champion and also student world champion in foil, and was selected German sportswoman of the year. In addition, she won an individual silver medal at the 1957 world championships, and two team silver medals.
Later lifeedit
After retiring from competitions Schmid worked as a music teacher. She married a fellow teacher Hans Grundmann.
heidi, schmid, adelheid, heidi, schmid, german, pronunciation, ˈhaɪdiː, ˈʃmɪt, after, marriage, grundmann, schmid, born, december, 1938, retired, german, fencer, competed, 1960, 1964, 1968, olympics, individual, team, foil, events, individual, gold, 1960, team. Adelheid Heidi Schmid German pronunciation ˈhaɪdiː ˈʃmɪt after marriage Grundmann Schmid born 5 December 1938 is a retired German fencer who competed at the 1960 1964 and 1968 Olympics in the individual and team foil events She won an individual gold in 1960 and a team bronze medal in 1964 1 Heidi SchmidSchmid at the 1960 OlympicsPersonal informationBorn 1938 12 05 5 December 1938 age 85 Klagenfurt Nazi Germany present day Austria Height1 66 m 5 ft 5 in Weight63 kg 139 lb SportSportFencingClubTSV Schwaben AugsburgMedal record Representing Germany Olympic Games 1960 Rome Foil individual 1964 Tokyo Foil team World Fencing Championships 1957 Paris Team foil 1957 Paris Individual foil 1958 Philadelphia Team foil 1959 Budapest Team foil 1961 Turin Foil individual Summer Universiade 1961 Sofia Individual foil Contents 1 Career 2 Later life 3 Awards 4 References 5 External linksCareer editSchmid took fencing when she was 13 years old One year later 14 years old she finished third in the German youth championships She became female German champion in foil fencing in 1957 1959 1964 1965 1966 1967 and 1968 On 1 September 1960 Heidi Schmid won the Olympic gold medal in Palazzo dei Congressi in Rome after defeating Maria Vicol from Romania with a 4 3 score Four years later she was part of the German team Gudrun Theuerkauff Heidi Schmid Rosemarie Scherberger and Helga Mees that received a bronze medal in the team competition The team qualified from pool C defeated France in the quarterfinal lost to the Hungarian team in the semifinal and defeated Italy in the bronze final 1 In 1961 Schmid became the world champion and also student world champion in foil and was selected German sportswoman of the year In addition she won an individual silver medal at the 1957 world championships and two team silver medals Later life editAfter retiring from competitions Schmid worked as a music teacher She married a fellow teacher Hans Grundmann Awards editGerman sportswoman of the year 1961 Honorary member of her home club TSV Schwaben Augsburg from 1995 References edit a b Heidi Schmid Olympic Results sports reference com Archived from the original on 3 November 2012 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Heidi Schmid Heidi Schmid at Olympedia nbsp Awards Preceded by nbsp Ingrid Kramer German Sportswoman of the Year1961 Succeeded by nbsp Jutta Heine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Heidi Schmid amp oldid 1220632412, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
