Gertrud Schmidt

{{short description|German sprinter}} {{use dmy dates|date=August 2017}} {{Use British English|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Gertrud Schmidt | birth_name = | image = | caption = | nationality = German | sport = Athletics | event = Sprinting / 400 metres | club = Schweriner SC, Schwerin | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1942|7|18|df=yes}} | birth_place = Ozorków, Germany | death_date = | death_place = | height =162 cm | weight =58 kg }}

'''Gertrud Schmidt''' (born 18 July 1942) is a German retired sprinter who competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics.<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sc/gertrud-schmidt-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417220906/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sc/gertrud-schmidt-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Gertrud Schmidt Olympic Results |accessdate=1 August 2017}}</ref>

== Biography == At the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, she represented the United Team of Germany in the women's 400 metres.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/69731 |title=Biographical Information |website=Olympedia |access-date=1 March 2025}}</ref>

Schmidt finished second behind Joy Grieveson in the 440 yards event at the 1965 WAAA Championships.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004941/19650704/689/0024 |title=Results |work=Sunday Express |date=4 July 1965 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription| access-date=1 March 2025 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm |title=AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists |website=National Union of Track Statisticians |access-date=1 March 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/waaa.htm |title=AAA Championships (women) |website=GBR Athletics |access-date=1 March 2025 }}</ref>

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