Thomas Schmidt

Thomas Schmidt (born 18 February 1976) is a German slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1994 to 2004.

Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a gold medal in the K1 event in Sydney in 2000. Schmidt also won two medals in the K1 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold in 2002 and a bronze in 2003.

He is the overall World Cup champion in K1 from 2001. He also won three gold medals in the K1 team event at the European Championships.

World Cup individual podiums Total K1 3 5 3 11

SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent 1998 13 September 1998 La Seu d'Urgell 3rd K1 2000 2 July 2000 Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre 3rd K1 30 July 2000 Augsburg 2nd K1 2001 28 July 2001 Augsburg 1st K1 5 August 2001 Prague 2nd K1 9 September 2001 Wausau 1st K1 2002 20 July 2002 Augsburg 2nd K1 4 August 2002 Prague 2nd K1 2003 31 July 2003 Bratislava 2nd K1 2004 30 May 2004 Merano 3rd K1 17 July 2004 Augsburg 1st K1