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
Schmidt in 1981
Country	Germany
Born	(1952-08-24) 24 August 1952 (age 70) Harzgerode, East Germany
World Cup career
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 Women's cross-country skiing Representing  East Germany Olympic Games 1980 Lake Placid 4 × 5 km relay 1976 Innsbruck 4 × 5 km relay World Championships 1980 Falun 20 km 1974 Falun 4 × 5 km relay 1982 Oslo 4 × 5 km relay

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).

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games

• 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 bronze)

World Championships

• 3 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

World Cup

Season standings

Team podiums

• 1 podium

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammates
1	1981–82	24 February 1982	Oslo, Norway	4 × 5 km Relay	World Championships[1]	3rd	Sölter / Anding / Petzold

References

External links

• Veronika Hesse at the International Ski Federation
• Veronika Schmidt at the International Ski Federation
• World Championship results (in German)
• Veronika Hesse at the International Olympic Committee
• Veronika Hesse-Schmidt at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

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[it] Veronika Hesse

[ru] Шмидт, Вероника