Andi Schmid

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Andi Schmid
Medal record
Skeleton
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1993 La Plagne Men
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1990 Königssee Men
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1991 Igls Men
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1994 Altenberg Men

Andi Schmid is an Austrian luger and skeleton racer who competed from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s.

As a skeleton athlete, he won four medals in the men's event at the FIBT World Championships with one gold (1993) and three silvers (1990, 1991, 1994).

Schmid won the overall men's Skeleton World Cup title twice (1986–7, 1987–8).

Currently he works as the Performance Director for the British Skeleton Team.


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