Veronika Schmidt

Veronika Hesse (née Schmidt; born August 24, 1952 in Harzgerode) is a former East German cross-country skier who competed from 1974 to 1982. She won two 4 × 5 km relay medals at the Winter Olympics with a gold in Lake Placid and a bronze in Innsbruck.

Veronika Schmidt
Country Germany
Born (1952-08-24) August 24, 1952
Harzgerode, East Germany
World Cup career
Seasons1982
Team wins0
Indiv. podiums0
Team podiums1
Indiv. starts4
Team starts1
Overall titles0 – (27th in 1982)
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
1980 Lake Placid 4 × 5 km relay
1976 Innsbruck 4 × 5 km relay
World Championships
1980 Falun 20 km
1974 Falun 4 × 5 km relay
1982 Oslo 4 × 5 km relay

Schmidt also won a complete set medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 20 km (1980), a silver in the 4 × 5 km relay (1974), and a bronze in the 4 × 5 km relay (1982).

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games
  • 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km  4 × 5 km 
 relay 
197623128Bronze
19802778Gold

World Championships
  • 3 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   5 km  10 km  20 km  4 × 5 km 
 relay 
197421—5N/ASilver
197825—208—
198027N/AN/AGoldN/A
19822914209Bronze

World Cup

Season standings
 Season   Age  Overall
19823027

Team podiums
  • 1 podium
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 1981–82 24 February 1982 Oslo, Norway4 × 5 km RelayWorld Championships[1]3rdSölter / Anding / Petzold

Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References
  1. "Veronika HESSE". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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