Pavel Leo Edmund Schmidt (9 February 1930 – 14 August 2001)[2] was a Slovak rower who competed for Czechoslovakia, mostly in the double sculls together with Václav Kozák. They won a gold medal at the 1960 Olympics[1] and two medals at European championships in 1959 and 1961,[3] and placed fourth at the 1962 World Rowing Championships.[2]
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Born | 9 February 1930 Bratislava, Czechoslovakia[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
Died | 14 August 2001 (aged 71) Magglingen, Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||
Club | Aušpic[2] | |||||||||||||||||||
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After retiring from competitions, Schmidt became a rowing coach, and in 1967–68 trained the Mexico national team. After that he did not return to Czechoslovakia, but settled in Switzerland together with his family. There he worked as a psychiatrists and as a coach at the Biel sports school.[2]
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