Josef Schmid (born 15 February 1953, in

Altshausen Altshausen is a small Swabian municipality with around 4,100 inhabitants, near the city of Ravensburg in Baden-Württemberg, in southern Germany. Geography Altshausen is situated in Upper Swabia, about 40 kilometers north of Lake Constance. No ...

) is a retired West German middle distance runner who specialized in the

800 metres The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since the ...

. He won a gold medal in 4 x 720 metres relay at the 1973 European Indoor Championships with teammates Reinhold Soyka,

Thomas Wessinghage Thomas Wessinghage (born 22 February 1952 in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German former middle- and long-distance runner who won the 1982 European Championships' final over 5000 metres beating the British world-record holder David Moorcro ...

und

Paul-Heinz Wellmann Paul-Heinz Wellmann (born 31 March 1952, in Haiger) is a former West German middle-distance runner who specialized in the 1500 metres. As a teenager he won the silver medal at the 1970 European Junior Championships. He then finished seventh ...

and the silver medal in 800 m at the 1976 European Indoor Championships. He also competed at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

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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1953 births Living people West German male middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of West Germany People from Altshausen Sportspeople from Tübingen (region) {{West Germany-athletics-bio-stub