Career
He represented East Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Schmitz was an amateur standout and fought in several notable European tournaments, compiling a record of 215-35. Amateur Highlights
Defeated Luciano Bruno (Italy) in the final.
1985 competed at the European Championships in Budapest, Hungary as a Welterweight
Defeated Jacek Olejniczak (Poland) PTS (4-1)
Lost to Borislav Abadzhiev (Bulgaria) PTS (2-3)
1986 3rd place at World Championships in Reno, United States as a Welterweight
Defeated Stefan Driscu (Romania) PTS (4-1)
Defeated Kim Dong-Kil (South of Korea) PTS (5-0)
Defeated Israel Akopkokhyan (Soviet Union) PTS (3-2)
Lost to Candelario Duvergel (Cuba) PTS (2-3)
1988 competed at the Seoul Olympics as a Light Middleweight
Defeated Angel Stoyanov (Bulgaria) PTS (3-2)
Lost to Si-Hun Park (South of Korea) PTS (0-5)
1989 2nd place as a Light Middleweight at the World Championships in Moscow, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics
Defeated Fikret Kaman (Turkey) PTS (13-9)
Defeated Laszlo Gal (Hungary) PTS (18-9)
Defeated Erik Bredler (Sweden) PTS (14-6)
Defeated Kabary Salem (Egypt) PTS (15-2)
Lost to Israel Akopkokhyan (Soviet Union) PTS (8-19)
1990 2nd place at the Goodwill Games in Seattle, United States of America
Defeated Chris Byrd (United States of America) PTS (3-2)
Defeated Alexander Lebziak (Soviet Union) PTS (4-1)
Lost to Israel Akopkokhyan (Soviet Union) PTS (2-3)
1991 3rd place as a Light Middleweight at World Championships in Sydney, Australia
Defeated Orhan Delibaş (Netherlands) PTS (18-14)
Defeated January Dydak (Poland) PTS (20-12)
Defeated Stefan Driscu (Romania) PTS (17-7)
Lost to Juan Carlos Lemus (Cuba) Royal Society of Chemistry -2
1991 2nd place at European Championships in Gothenborg, Sweden
Lost the final to Israel Akopkokhyan (Soviet Union)
Since 1996 Schmitz is working as coach for Universum Box-Promotion.
Trained/Trains Regina Halmich, Bert Schenk, Armand Krajnc, Luan Krasniqi, Michael Trabant, and Alesia Graf.
