Veronika Hesse (

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Schmidt; born 24 August 1952 in

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) is a former

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cross-country skier who competed from 1974 to 1982. She won two 4 × 5 km relay medals at the

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with a gold in Lake Placid and a bronze in

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. Schmidt also won a complete set medals at the

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with a gold in the 20 km (1980), a silver in the 4 × 5 km relay (1974), and a bronze in the 4 × 5 km relay (1982).

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

* 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 bronze)

World Championships

* 3 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

World Cup

Season standings

Team podiums

* 1 podium Note: Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

External links

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World Championship results
* * 1952 births Living people Cross-country skiers at the 1976 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1980 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing East German female cross-country skiers FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Medalists at the 1976 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1980 Winter Olympics Olympic gold medalists for East Germany Olympic bronze medalists for East Germany People from Harzgerode Skiers from Saxony-Anhalt Sportspeople from Bezirk Magdeburg Olympic cross-country skiers for East Germany {{Germany-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub