Ingrid Schmidt

Schmidt in 1963
Personal information
Born	(1945-03-03)3 March 1945 Rudolstadt, Germany
Died	6 August 2023(2023-08-06) (aged 78) Zimmern ob Rottweil, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Club	BSG Einheit Greiz; SC DHfK Leipzig
Medal record Women's swimming Representing  East Germany Olympic Games 1960 Rome 4×100 m medley European Championships 1962 Leipzig 4×100 m medley

Ingrid Schmidt (3 March 1945 – 6 August 2023) was a German backstroke swimmer. She competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m medley relay in 1960. In 1964 her team was disqualified in the same event.^[1]

At the 1962 European Aquatics Championships, she won a gold medal in the same 4 × 100 m medley event,^[2] setting the new world record. For this achievement, the four team members were named German Sportspersonalities of the Year in the team category in 1962.^[3]

Schmidt died in Zimmern ob Rottweil on 6 August 2023, at the age of 78.^[4]

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