Ulrik Schmidt (born 19 August 1962) is a Danishcurler from
Holte
Holte is a suburban district in Rudersdal Municipality on the northern outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark. The local town centre is centred on Holte station and is surrounded by extensive areas of single-family, detached homes as well as severa ...
. He is the former skip for the Danish national team.
Schmidt's first international appearance was at the 1984 World Junior Curling Championships, in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada, where he skipped the Danish team to a 9th-place finish. His first men's championship was in 1987
European Curling Championships
The European Curling Championships are annual curling tournaments held in Europe between various European nations. The European Curling Championships are usually held in early to mid December. The tournament also acts as a qualifier for the Worl ...
, placing fourth. He was the team's alternate at the 1991 Euros, skipped by Gert Larsen, placing 6th.
Schmidt skipped his own team beginning in 1996. That season, he finished 5th at the European Championships and 6th at the 1997 Ford World Men's Curling Championship. Later that year, he won a silver medal at the 1997 European Championships, where he lost to Germany (skipped by
Andy Kapp
Andreas "Andy" Kapp (born 8 December 1967) is a German curler from Unterthingau. After participating in several tournaments at the Junior, Olympic, and World Championship levels, Kapp surprised many by winning the 1992 European championshi ...
) in the final.
Schmidt didn't return to international competition until the 1999 Ford World Men's Curling Championship, where he placed 6th. Later in the year, he won another silver at the Euros, losing to Scotland this time in the final, skipped by
Hammy McMillan
Hamilton "Hammy" McMillan (born 13 July 1963) is a Scottish curler and world champion. He won a gold medal as skip for the Scottish team at the 1999 Ford World Curling Championships in Saint John, New Brunswick.2000 Ford World Men's Curling Championship, he placed 5th. In 2000, he won another European silver medal, losing to Finland (skipped by
Markku Uusipaavalniemi
Markku Uusipaavalniemi (born 23 November 1966) is a Finnish curler and former politician.
Curling career
Uusipaavalniemi was the skip of Team Finland for the first time in the mid-1990s. Most (but not all) of Finland's curling medals have been ...
) in the final. He did not play in the Worlds that season.
Schmidt represented Denmark at the
2002 Winter Olympics
The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 (; Gosiute dialect, Gosiute Shoshoni: ''Tit'-so-pi 2002''; ; Shoshoni language, Shoshoni: ''Soónkahni 2002''), were an international wi ...
, skipping the team to a 7th-place finish. At the 2002 Ford World Men's Curling Championship, he finished in 5th. He finished 5th at the 2002 European Championship as well. At the 2003 Ford World Men's Curling Championship, he finished 6th.
At the 2003 European Championship, Schmidt won a bronze medal. In 2004, he finished 6th and 2005 he finished 6th once again. He did not return to a World Championship until 2006, where he finished 8th. He teamed up with Frederiksen at the
2008 World Men's Curling Championship
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, finishing 9th. At the 2008 European Curling Championships, Schmidt would return as the team's skip, with Frederiksen as fourth player. They finished in 5th. In the
2009 Ford World Men's Curling Championship
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, he qualified Denmark and the team for the 2010 Olympics, where he finished 9th.
In 2017, 2018 and 2019 he skipped the Danish team at the
World Senior Curling Championships
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. In 2019 he won a bronze medal.
After his active career, he has been the sport director for both Italy and Denmark and coached at over 30 European and world championships and Olympics.
Personal life
Schmidt is married and works as a management consultant.
He has two children.