Richard Schmidt (rower)

Richard Schmidt
Schmidt in 2017
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1987-05-23) 23 May 1987
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
CountryGermany
SportRowing
Event(s)
Coxless four, Eight
ClubRuderverein 'Treviris 1921' e.V. Trier
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
2012 London Eight
2016 Rio de Janeiro Eight
2020 Tokyo Eight
World Championships
2009 Poznań Eight
2010 Karapiro Eight
2011 Bled Eight
2017 Sarasota Eight
2018 Plovdiv Eight
2019 Ottensheim Eight
2013 Chungju Eight
2014 Amsterdam Eight
2015 Aiguebelette Eight
European Championships
2010 Montemor-o-Velho Eight
2013 Seville Eight
2014 Belgrade Eight
2015 Poznań Eight
2016 Brandenburg Eight
2017 Račice Eight
2018 Glasgow Eight
2019 Lucerne Eight
2007 Poznań Coxless four

Richard Schmidt (born 23 May 1987) is a German former representative sweep-oar rower. He is a six time world champion, a four time Olympian, an Olympic gold & silver medallist and held a seat in the German senior men's eight — the Deutschlandachter — constantly from 2009 to 2021. He rowed at seven when the Deutschlandachter at the 2017 World Rowing Cup II set a world's best time of 5.18.68, which was still the standing world mark as of 2023.

He was in the German crew when it won the gold medal in the men's eight competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, he rowed in Germany's men's eight which won the silver medal and again he rowed in the German men's eight at Tokyo 2021 and won his second Olympic silver medal. In 2024, he received the Thomas Keller Medal, the highest honor awarded by the World Rowing Federation.