Achievements

• Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a gold medal in the K-1 event in Sydney in 2000. Schmidt also won two medals in the K-1 team event at the International Coach Federation Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold in 2002 and a bronze in 2003. He is the overall World Cup champion in K-1 from 2001. He also won three gold medals in the K-1 team event at the European Championships.