Erich Schmitt (6 August 1912 – 29 October 1979) was a

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field handball player who competed in the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...

. He was part of the Suisse field handball team, which won the bronze medal. He played all five matches.

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1912 births 1979 deaths Swiss male handball players Olympic handball players of Switzerland Field handball players at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Switzerland Olympic medalists in handball Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics {{Switzerland-Olympic-medalist-stub