Pavel Schmidt

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]

Pavel Schmidt

Schmidt at the 1964 European Championships
Personal information
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)
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Club	Aušpic[2]
Medal record Representing  Czech Republic Olympic Games 1960 Rome Double sculls European Rowing Championships 1959 Mâcon Double sculls 1961 Prague Double sculls

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]