Alica Schmidt
Alica Schmidt (German pronunciation: [aˈliː.sə ʃmɪt]; born 8 November 1998) is a German runner. She was part of the national team that came second in the 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2017 European Athletics U20 Championships, and third in the same discipline at the 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships. She was previously a fitness coach of Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund. Schmidt was part of the German relay squad at the 2020 Summer Olympics, though she did not compete.
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| Full name | Alica Megan Schmidt | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | German | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 November 1998 Worms, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Fresenius University of Applied Sciences | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Years active | 2017–present | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | SCC Berlin | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
Schmidt was born in 1998 in Worms, Germany.[1] Her family now lives in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany.[2] She attended Fresenius University of Applied Sciences.[3]
Career
Schmidt started competing in the 200 metres, 400 metres, and 800 metres running events.[4] In 2018, she started competing in 400 metres hurdles events.[2] Schmidt began her career training at MTV Ingolstadt.[5]
In 2017, Schmidt came second in the 200 metres event at the under-20s German Championship.[6] At the 2017 European Athletics U20 Championships, Schmidt was part of the German 4 × 400 metres relay team that finished second,[2][7][8] alongside Vanessa Aniteye, Meike Gerlach and Corinna Schwab.[9] Their time of 03:33:08 was faster than the previous age group world record, but they finished behind the Ukrainian team, who set the new world record. It was the first medal at the Championships for an Ingolstadt athlete since 1999.[9] Schmidt also set a personal best time of 54.23 seconds in a qualifying round of the individual 400 metres event at the Championships.[5] She was withdrawn from the individual 400 metres final in order to focus on the relay event.[9] In the same year, she came second at the German under-20 Championship in the 400 metres event.[10]
In October 2017, Schmidt started training at SC Potsdam,[11] after moving to Brandenburg for personal reasons.[12] Ahead of the 2019 season, Schmidt joined SCC Berlin.[8] She was part of the German team that came third in the 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships.[4][7][13] At the 2019 German Athletics Championships, Schmidt came third in the under-23s 400 metres event, and was part of the SCC Berlin team that came second in the 4 × 400 metres relay event.[14] During the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, Schmidt trained alone, and ran through forests.[1]
Schmidt was appointed as Borussia Dortmund's fitness coach for the 2020–21 Bundesliga season.[15][16]
Schmidt was in the German squad for the 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships.[17] Schmidt was selected for the German relay squad at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics;[18] she travelled to the games as a substitute in the mixed relay, in which she did not run.[19][20] She came second in the 400 metres event at the 2022 German Indoor Athletics Championships, behind Corinna Schwab. Schmidt chose not to compete at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships, in order to focus on her outdoor season.[21] Schmidt was part of the German team that finished sixth in the final of the 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2022 European Athletics Championships.[22]
Public image
In 2017, Australian magazine[23] Busted Coverage described Schmidt as "the world's sexiest athlete".[4] After hearing of this, Schmidt said: "I do not know why I got this title. Sport clearly comes first."[13][1] She attributed this for an increase in her social media followers;[4] in 2018, she had 208,000 Instagram followers,[2] in 2020, she had 745,000 followers,[23] and in 2021, she had over 2 million followers on the platform.[20] Schmidt is sponsored by Puma.[24]
References
- ^ a b c "Alica Schmidt: In Photos, What To Know About The German Track Star". Sports Unlimited. 18 April 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Alica Schmidt wagt sich an die Hürden". Märkische Allgemeine (in German). 31 May 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ . 6 September 2020. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Interessen tar helt av: - Forbløffet". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). 21 May 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Schnell, schneller, Schmidt". Donaukurier (in German). 5 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ "Ihre Bilder gehen um die Welt". Märkische Allgemeine (in German). 14 June 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Why Alicia Schmidt, 'World's Sexiest Athlete', Will Turn Heads At Tokyo 2020". Outlook. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Alica Schmidt sprintet 2019 für den SCC Berlin". German Athletics Association (in German). 7 December 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ a b c ""Ein einmaliges Erlebnis"". Donaukurier (in German). 24 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ "Deutschlands schönste Leichtathletin". Märkische Allgemeine (in German). 17 December 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ "Alica Schmidt und der Alltag als "heißeste Athletin der Welt"". German Athletics Association (in German). 16 January 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ "Starkes Jahr". Märkische Allgemeine (in German). 10 January 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ a b "German runner slams Aussie mag's 'world's sexiest athlete' tag". Yahoo Sports Australia. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ "Karlsruhes Mittelstreckler dominieren die Staffel-Entscheidungen". German Athletics Association (in German). 16 June 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ "Alica Schmidt Is Borussia Dortmund's New Fitness Coach? Things to Know About World's Sexiest Athlete". Zee5. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "'World's sexiest athlete' works as fitness coach at Borussia Dortmund and beats Mats Hummels at 400m race". Tribuna. 11 December 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "DLV nominiert 50 Athletinnen und Athleten für die Hallen-EM in Polen". German Athletics Association (in German). 25 February 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ "Leichtathleten reisen mit Außenseiter-Chancen nach Tokio". RBB Fernsehen (in German). 4 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ . Tokyo Olympics. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Olympia 2021: Alica Schmidt wartet noch immer auf ihr Debüt". Nau (in German). 4 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Tag 2 der Hallen-DM: Malaika Mihambo überragt, Hamburg wird zur Sprinthochburg". German Athletics Association (in German). 27 February 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ Final results
- ^ a b "Deutsche Sprinterin ist die "heisseste Athletin der Welt"". Blick (in German). 5 May 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ "Alica Schmidt, la nouvelle bombe de l'athlétisme". 7 Sur 7 (in French). 13 May 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
External links
- Alica Schmidt's channel on YouTube
- Alica Schmidt at World Athletics