Hans-Ulrich Schmied

Hans-Ulrich Schmied

Hans-Ulrich Schmied in 1970
Personal information
Born	23 February 1947 (1947-02-23) (age 70) Meißen, Germany
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Club	SC Berlin-Grünau
Medal record Men's rowing Representing  East Germany Olympic Games 1972 Munich Double sculls 1976 Montreal Double sculls World Rowing Championships 1974 Lucerne Double sculls 1970 St. Catharines Double sculls 1977 Amsterdam Double sculls European Rowing Championships 1971 Copenhagen Double sculls 1973 Moscow Double sculls

Hans-Ulrich "Uli" Schmied (born 23 February 1947) is a retired German rower who specialized in the double sculls. In this event he won bronze medals at the 1972 and 1976 Olympic Games and finished in fifth place in 1968. He also won one world (1974) and two European titles (1971 and 1973).

After retiring from competitions he worked as a rowing coach, particularly with Arno Bergmann, Erwin Krakau and Gerhard Rothe.