Harry Schmidt (19 March 1916 – 13 February 1977) was a South African

modern pentathlete The modern pentathlon is an Olympic sport consisting of fencing (one-touch épée), freestyle swimming, equestrian show jumping, pistol shooting, and cross country running. The event is inspired by the traditional pentathlon held during the anc ...

. He competed at the

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...

and 1956 Summer Olympics.

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* 1916 births 1977 deaths South African male modern pentathletes Olympic modern pentathletes for South Africa Modern pentathletes at the 1952 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 1956 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Queenstown, South Africa 20th-century South African people {{SouthAfrica-modern-pentathlon-bio-stub