Jacob Schmid

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Jacob Schmid
Personal information
Full nameJacob Karl Rodger Schmid
NicknameSchmiddy
Born (1994-01-18) 18 January 1994 (age 28)
Malvern, Victoria
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Team information
Current teamAustralian Cycling Team
DisciplineTrack sprint
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Sprint
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2018 Gold Coast Team sprint
Oceania Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2014 AdelaideKeirin
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2018 CambridgeKeirin
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2018 CambridgeTeam sprint

Jacob Karl Rodger Schmid (born 18 January 1994) is an Australian professional track sprint cyclist from Melbourne, Victoria. He represented Australia at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, where he won bronze in the elite men's individual sprint and team sprint (alongside Nathan Hart, Patrick Constable and Matthew Glaetzer). [1]

As a junior rider, Schmid competed at the 2012 UCI Junior World Track Cycling Championships in Invercargill (New Zealand), where he won gold in the individual sprint and keirin events. He was also a member of the junior men's team sprint (alongside Emerson Harwood and Zachary Shaw), which qualified fastest in a junior world record time (44.825s), before an illegal change saw the team relegated in the gold medal final. [2]

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References

  1. "Results GC2018 - Elite Men's Team Sprint Qualifying" (PDF). www.results.gc2018.com.
  2. "Track Cycling - 2012 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships". www.trackcyclingnews.com. Retrieved 17 October 2018.