Hans-Ulrich Schmied (born 23 February 1947) is a retired German rower who specialized in the

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s. In this event he won bronze medals at the 1972 and 1976 Olympic Games and finished in fifth place in 1968. He also won one world (1974) and two European titles (1971 and 1973). Schmied went to the

1978 World Rowing Championships Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...

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in New Zealand as a reserve but did not compete. It was at those championships that he got closer to one of the female rowers whom she later married; Bärbel Bendiks was also present as a reserve. After retiring from competitions he worked as a rowing coach, particularly with Arno Bergmann, Erwin Krakau and Gerhard Rothe.

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* * * 1947 births Living people East German male rowers Olympic rowers of East Germany Olympic bronze medalists for East Germany Olympic medalists in rowing Rowers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for East Germany European Rowing Championships medalists People from Meissen Sportspeople from Saxony {{Germany-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub