Alpine skier | |
Disciplines | Super-G |
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Club | SC Fischen |
Born | 9 February 1993 |
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
World Cup debut | 1 December 2008 |
World Championships | |
Teams | 1 − (2019) |
World Cup | |
Seasons | 2 − (2018, 2019) |
Manuel Schmid (born 9 February 1993) is a German World Cup alpine ski racer, specializing in Super-G.
He participated in the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2019. [1] He is older brother of Alexander Schmid. [2]
Year | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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2019 | — | — | DNF | 32 | — |
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