Josef Schmid (athlete), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetJosef Schmid (athlete)
German middle distance runner
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Place of Birth: Altshausen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
About Josef Schmid (athlete)
- Josef Schmid (born 15 February 1953, in Altshausen) is a retired West German middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres. He won a gold medal in 4 x 720 metres relay at the 1973 European Indoor Championships with teammates Reinhold Soyka, Thomas Wessinghage und Paul-Heinz Wellmann and the silver medal in 800 m at the 1976 European Indoor Championships.
- He also competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1974 European Championships without reaching the final.He competed for the sports clubs LG Saulgau and Salamander Kornwestheim during his active career.
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