Thorsten Schmitt

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameThorsten•Schmitt
Used nameThorsten•Schmitt
Born20 September 1975 in Villingen-Schwenningen, Baden-Württemberg (GER)
Measurements179 cm / 65 kg
AffiliationsSC Furtwangen, Furtwangen im Schwarzwald (GER)
NOC Germany

Biography

German Nordic combined Thorsten Schmitt, brother of well-known ski jumper Martin Schmitt, placed sixth with the Nordic combined team at the 1998 Nagano Olympics. The team also won a silver medal at the 2003 World Championships. At the 2006 Torino Olympics, Schmitt was a substitute but did not compete. He retired in 2007 after failing to get selected for that year’s World Championships.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1998 Winter Olympics Nordic Combined (Skiing) GER Thorsten Schmitt
Team, Men (Olympic) Germany 6

Olympic family relations

Special Notes