Maurice Schmidt
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| Born | 13 August 1999 Laichingen, Germany | ||||||||||||||
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| Weapon | Épée A / Sabre A | ||||||||||||||
| Disability class | A | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Maurice Schmidt (born 13 August 1999)[1] is a German wheelchair fencer who competes in both épée and sabre. He is the 2024 Paralympic champion in the Individual Sabre A classification.
Career
Schmidt began wheelchair fencing as a teenager, having first encountered it at the Böblingen city festival.[2] He fences for SV Böblingen in all disciplines (sabre, épée, foil). In 2015, he became a two-time U17 Junior World Champion and U23 Vice World Champion, and was named Junior Athlete of the Year in Disabled Sports.[3] He has been German (Junior) Champion a total of 23 times.[4]
At the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, Schmidt won the gold medal in the sabre.[5]
References
- ^ "SCHMIDT Maurice". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Paris Organising Committee for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Aktuelles | Universität Tübingen". Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ Stiftung Deutsche Sporthilfe (5 October 2016). ""Juniorsportler des Jahres"" (in German). Deutscher Behindertensportverband. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ "Maurice Schmidt". Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ sportschau.de (4 September 2024). "Rollstuhl-Fechter Maurice Schmidt holt viertes Paralympics-Gold für Deutschland" (in German). Retrieved 4 September 2024.
External links
- Maurice Schmidt at Team Deutschland Paralympics (in German)