Jürgen Schmidt (born 11 July 1941) is a retired German

speed skater Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors racing, race each other in travelling a certain distance on Ice skate, skates. Types of speed skating are long-track speed skating, short-track speed skating, and marath ...

. In 1964 he won three national titles, in 5000 m, 10000 m and all-around, and was selected for the

1964 Winter Olympics The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Innsbruck 1964 (), were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Innsbruck, Austria, from January 29 to February 9, 1964. The city was a ...

, where he finished in 39th place in the 1500 m and 5000 m events. Personal bests: *500 m – 43.6 (1964) * 1500 m – 2:14.5 (1964) * 5000 m – 8:16.3 (1964) * 10000 m – 17:04.6 (1964)

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1941 births German male speed skaters Living people Olympic speed skaters for the United Team of Germany Speed skaters at the 1964 Winter Olympics Speed skaters from Berlin 20th-century German sportsmen {{Germany-speed-skating-bio-stub