Maurice Schmidt
German wheelchair fencer
About Maurice Schmidt
Born 1999.
Maurice Schmidt (born 13 August 1999) is a German wheelchair fencer who competes in both épée and sabre. He is the 2024 Paralympic champion in the Individual Sabre A classification.
Career Schmidt began wheelchair fencing as a teenager, having first encountered it at the Böblingen city festival. He fences for SV Böblingen in all disciplines (sabre, épée, foil). In 2015, he became a two-time U17 Junior World Champion and U23 Vice World Champion, and was named Junior Athlete of the Year in Disabled Sports. He has been German (Junior) Champion a total of 23 times.
At the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, Schmidt won the gold medal in the sabre.
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Who is Maurice Schmidt?
German wheelchair fencer
When was Maurice Schmidt born?
Maurice Schmidt was born in 1999 in Laichingen.
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