About Detlef Schmidt
Born 1958. Detlef Schmidt is a German canoeist, industrial management assistant and nurse.
Detlef Schmidt (born 24 February 1958) is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1980s. He won a silver medal in the K-4 500 m event at the 1986 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Montreal.
Schmidt also finished eighth in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
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Who is Detlef Schmidt?
Olympic canoeist
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Detlef Schmidt was born on 24 February 1958 in Berlin.
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Detlef Schmidt is a canoeist, industrial management assistant and nurse.
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Detlef Schmidt is German.
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