Veronika Schmidt
Schmidt in 1981
Country Germany
Born (1952-08-24) 24 August 1952
Harzgerode, East Germany
World Cup career
Seasons1 – (1982)
Team wins0
Indiv. podiums0
Team podiums1
Indiv. starts4
Team starts1
Overall titles0 – (27th in 1982)
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1980 Lake Placid4 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place1976 Innsbruck4 × 5 km relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1980 Falun20 km
Silver medal – second place1974 Falun4 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place1982 Oslo4 × 5 km relay

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.

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

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games

  • 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
197623128Bronze
19802778Gold

World Championships

  • 3 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   5 km  10 km   20 km   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1974215Silver
197825208
198027Gold
19822914209Bronze

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age  Overall
19823027

Team podiums

  • 1 podium
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 1981–82 24 February 1982Norway Oslo, Norway4 × 5 km RelayWorld Championships[1]3rdSölter / Anding / Petzold

Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

  1. "Veronika HESSE". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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