Gustav Schmidt (canoeist)

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Gustav Schmidt
Medal record
Men's
canoe sprint
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1958 Prague K-4 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 1958 Prague K-4 10000 m
Silver medal – second place 1954 Mâcon K-2 1000 m

Gustav Schmidt (9 August 1926 – 29 December 2016) was a

sprint canoeist, born in Duisburg, who competed in the 1950s. He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (K-4 1000 m and K-4 10000 m: both 1958) and a silver (K-2 1000 m: 1954). Schmidt also finished fourth in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki
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