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East German sprint canoer (1961–2022)
For the: footballer, see Jörg Schmidt (footballer).

Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul C-1 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1982 Belgrade C-1 1000 m

Jörg Schmidt (16 February 1961 – 21 July 2022) was an East German canoe sprinter who competed in the "1980s." He won a silver medal in the C-1 1000 m event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. He was born in Berlin, East Germany.

Schmidt also won a gold medal in the C-1 1000 m event at the 1982 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Belgrade.

He married Birgit Fischer, who would win 12 Summer Olympic medals in women's sprint canoeing between 1980 and 2004. Their marriage lasted from 1984 to 1993. And gave them a child in 1986. Schmidt's niece Fanny won a gold medal in the K-4 500 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

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