Józef Szmidt

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Józef Szmidt
Personal information
Born(1935-03-28)28 March 1935
Beuthen, Germany (now Bytom, Poland)
Died29 July 2024(2024-07-29) (aged 89)
Zagozd, Poland
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Poland
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome Triple jump
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo Triple jump
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1958 Stockholm Triple jump
Gold medal – first place 1962 Belgrade Triple jump

Józef Szmidt (born Josef Schmidt; 28 March 1935 – 29 July 2024) was a German and Polish Olympic athlete and the first triple jumper to reach 17 metres.

Biography

Józef Schmidt was born in Beuthen, Germany, and was a mechanic by profession. After World War II, Beuthen was transferred to Poland, Schmidt's family had to learn Polish, and their name was changed to Szmidt.[1]

He was the world's leading triple jumper in the early 1960s, becoming European champion in 1958 and 1962, and Olympic champion and winner of Poland's Sportsman of the Year prize in 1960 and 1964.[2] With a jump of 17.03 m in 1960, Szmidt was the first triple jumper to reach 17 metres.[3] In 1975 Szmidt settled in West Germany, but returned to Poland in 1992. He was the brother of track and field athlete Edward Szmidt, who competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

Szmidt died of cancer in Zagozd, on 29 July 2024, at the age of 89. His wife had died the week prior.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Nie żyje Józef Schmidt, legenda polskiej lekkoatletyki". sport.interia.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Józef Szmidt". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Triplo, una storia italiana" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
Records
Preceded by Men's Triple Jump World Record Holder
5 August 1960 – 16 September 1968 		Succeeded by


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