Veronika Hesse (née Schmidt; born 24 August 1952 in Harzgerode) is a former East German cross-country skier who competed from 1974 to 1982. She won two 4 × 5 km relay medals at the Winter Olympics with a gold in Lake Placid and a bronze in Innsbruck.
.jpg) Schmidt in 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 24 August 1952 Harzgerode, East Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skiing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 1 – (1982) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (27th in 1982) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Schmidt also won a complete set medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 20 km (1980), a silver in the 4 × 5 km relay (1974), and a bronze in the 4 × 5 km relay (1982).
Cross-country skiing results
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References
edit- ↑ "Veronika HESSE". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
External links
edit- Veronika Hesse at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (1980–1982)
- Veronika Schmidt at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (1974)
- World Championship results (in German)
- Veronika Schmidt at Olympics.com
- Veronika Hesse at Olympic.org (archived)
- Veronika Schmidt-Hesse at Olympedia
- Veronika Schmidt-Hesse at InterSportStats
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