Veronika Hesse (née Schmidt; born 24 August 1952 in Harzgerode) is a former East German cross-country skier who competed from 1974 to 1982. She won two 4 × 5 km relay medals at the Winter Olympics with a gold in Lake Placid and a bronze in Innsbruck.
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Veronika Schmidt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Schmidt in 1981 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1952-08-24) 24 August 1952 (age 70) Harzgerode, East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Seasons | 1 – (1982) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiv. podiums | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team podiums | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiv. starts | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team starts | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 0 – (27th in 1982) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Schmidt also won a complete set medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 20 km (1980), a silver in the 4 × 5 km relay (1974), and a bronze in the 4 × 5 km relay (1982).
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]
Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 4 × 5 km relay |
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1976 | 23 | 12 | 8 | Bronze |
1980 | 27 | 7 | 8 | Gold |
Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 20 km | 4 × 5 km relay |
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1974 | 21 | — | 5 | — | Silver |
1978 | 25 | — | 20 | 8 | — |
1980 | 27 | — | — | Gold | — |
1982 | 29 | 14 | 20 | 9 | Bronze |
Season | Age | Overall |
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1982 | 30 | 27 |
No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
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1 | 1981–82 | 24 February 1982 | ![]() | 4 × 5 km Relay | World Championships[1] | 3rd | Sölter / Anding / Petzold |
Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
World champions in women's 20 km and 30 km cross-country skiing | |
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