Michael Schmid (born 2 January 1988) is a Swiss

rower Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ...

. He competed in the

men's lightweight double sculls Lightweight rowing (abbreviated Lwt or Lt) is a category of rowing where limits are placed on the maximum body weight of competitors. According to the International Rowing Federation (FISA), this weight category was introduced "to encourage more u ...

event at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...

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* 1988 births Living people Swiss male rowers Olympic rowers for Switzerland Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) World Rowing Championships medalists for Switzerland 21st-century Swiss sportsmen {{Switzerland-rowing-bio-stub