Martin Schmitt
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Martin•Schmitt |
| Used name | Martin•Schmitt |
| Born | 29 January 1978 in Villingen-Schwenningen, Baden-Württemberg (GER) |
| Measurements | 181 cm / 65 kg |
| Affiliations | SC Furtwangen, Furtwangen im Schwarzwald (GER) |
| NOC |  Germany |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 1 |
| Silver | 2 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 3 |
Biography
Together with his former teammate Sven Hannawald, Martin Schmitt, brother of Nordic combined Thorsten Schmitt, has greatly popularized ski jumping in Germany in the early 21st century. He won the overall World Cup in 1998-99 and 1999-2000, was runner-up in 2000-2001, and earned a gold medal (2002) and two silver (1998 and 2010) at the Winter Olympics in the team event. Schmitt also won nine (4-3-2) medals at the World Championships between 1997 and 2009.
In ski flying he was the 2002 World Champion and in 1999 broke the world record with 214.5 m. In both 2000 and 2001 Schmitt placed third at the Four Hills Tournament. His brother Thorsten Schmitt was an alternate for the German Nordic combined team at Torino but was not selected. Besides his sports career Schmitt became a student, studying economics and politics. He also co-commented ski jumping events with German TV channel Eurosport. Later he founded a sport marketing agency.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Winter Olympics | Ski Jumping (Skiing) | GER |
Martin Schmitt | |||
| Normal Hill, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 19 | |||||
| Large Hill, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 14 | |||||
| Large Hill, Team, Men (Olympic) | Germany | 2 | Silver | |||
| 2002 Winter Olympics | Ski Jumping (Skiing) | GER |
Martin Schmitt | |||
| Normal Hill, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 7 | |||||
| Large Hill, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 10 | |||||
| Large Hill, Team, Men (Olympic) | Germany | 1 | Gold | |||
| 2006 Winter Olympics | Ski Jumping (Skiing) | GER |
Martin Schmitt | |||
| Large Hill, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 19 | |||||
| Large Hill, Team, Men (Olympic) | Germany | 4 | ||||
| 2010 Winter Olympics | Ski Jumping (Skiing) | GER |
Martin Schmitt | |||
| Normal Hill, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 10 | |||||
| Large Hill, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 30 | |||||
| Large Hill, Team, Men (Olympic) | Germany | 2 | Silver |
Olympic family relations
- Brother of Thorsten Schmitt
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Were on the Podium at the Four Hills Tournament (1998/99 Oberstdorf winner, Garmisch-Partenkirchen winner; 1999/00 Total third, Oberstdorf winner, Innsbruck second, Bischofshofen third; 2000/01 Total third, Oberstdorf winner; 2008/09 Innsbruck third)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Nordic Ski Championships (4–3–3 1997 Trondheim SJP bronze: team; 1999 Ramsau SJP gold: large hill and team large hill; 2001 Lahti SJP gold: large hill and team large hill, silver: normal hill, bronze: team normal hill; 2005 Oberstdorf SJP silver: team normal hill; 2009 Liberec SJP silver: large hill; 2011 Oslo SJP bronze: team normal hill)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Ski Flying Championships (0–1–0 2002 Harrachov silver: individual)
- Listed in Olympians Who Were Elected German Athlete of the Year (1999)