Thorsten Schmitt

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Thorsten Schmitt

Thorsten Schmitt
Medal record
Men's nordic combined
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World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Val di Fiemme 4 x 5 km team

Thorsten Schmitt (born 20 September 1975 in Villingen-Schwenningen, Baden-Württemberg) is a German nordic combined skier who has been competing since 1998. He won a silver medal in the 4 x 5 km team event at the 2003 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme.

Schmitt competed in the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, finishing sixth in the 4 x 5 km team event. [1]

Schmitt's lone individual victory occurred in 1998 in a 15 km individual event in Germany.

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Thorsten Schmitt". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016.