Great Olympians

Biographies - SZM


Edward Jan Szmidt

B. 1931-08-04, Zabrze, Poland
Athletics - Track & Field
1956 HP
Men's 200 metres QF:6th 0.364
Men's 4x100m Relay sixth 160
160.364


Józef Szmidt

B. 1935-03-28, Michalkowice, Poland
Track and Field (2 gold)
1960 1964 1968 HP
Triple Jump gold gold 7th 19800
4 x 100 m Relay R1:DQ 0.68
19800.68

The first to triple jump over 17 metres with 17.03 in 1960, which remained unbeaten until the Olympics at Mexico City, when it was bettered five times, eventually by Viktor Saneev. He had also jumped 16.89 m at Mexico, a fabulous jump until that time, but at Mexico only enough for seventh place.


Peter Charles Szmidt

B. 1961-08-12, Montréal, Québ., Canada
Aquatics - Swimming
1984 HP
Men's 200 m Freestyle 14th 16
Men's 400 m Freestyle 11th 64
Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay fifth 250
330


Written 2002-10-29 - last modified 2023-11-28

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