Richard Schmidt (rower)

Richard Schmidt (born 1987) is a German sweep-oar rower who held a seat in the German men's eight, the Deutschlandachter, constantly from 2009 to 2021. He is a six-time world champion and a four-time Olympian, winning gold at the 2012 London Games and silver at Rio in 2016 and Tokyo in 2021. Rowing from Ruderverein Treviris 1921 in Trier, he began with junior medals in the coxless four in 2004 and 2005. Rowing at seven in the 2017 eight, he helped set a world best time of 5:18.68 at the World Rowing Cup in Poznan. He has a doctorate in engineering, sits on the World Anti-Doping Agency athlete committee and received the Thomas Keller Medal in 2024.