Marc Schmit

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Marc Schmit
Personal information
NationalityFlag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Born (1985-07-13) 13 July 1985 (age 37)
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sailing career
Class(es) Laser

Marc Schmit (born 13 July 1985) is a Laser sailor from Luxembourg. [1] He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he finished forty-second in the Laser class, with a score of 227 points. [2]

Schmit achieved his best results in Laser sailing, when he finished twelfth at the 2006 Laser Europa Cup in Warnemünde, Germany. He is also a member of Yacht Club du G-D de Luxembourg.

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marc Schmit". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  2. "Men's Laser". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2012.