# Leni Schmidt

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{{short description|German sprinter}}
{{infobox sportsperson
|name=Leni Schmidt
|image=German women 4x100m team 1928 Olympics (cropped) - Leni Schmidt.jpg
|caption=Leni Schmidt (1928)
|full_name=Helene Hermine Fischer-Schmidt
|birth_name = Helene Hermine Schmidt
|birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1906|12|28}}
|birth_place = [Bremen](/source/Bremen), [German Empire](/source/German_Empire)
|death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1985|11|11|1906|12|28}}
|death_place = [Bremen](/source/Bremen), [West Germany](/source/West_Germany)
|medaltemplates=
{{MedalSport | Women's [athletics](/source/Athletics_at_the_Summer_Olympics)}}
{{MedalCountry| {{GER}}}}
{{MedalBronze| [1928 Amsterdam](/source/1928_Summer_Olympics) | [4 × 100 m relay](/source/Athletics_at_the_1928_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_4_%C3%97_100_metres_relay)}}
}}

'''Leni Schmidt''' (''Helene Hermine Schmidt;'' 28 December 1906 – 11 November 1985) was a German [athlete](/source/Athletics_(sport)) who competed mainly in the 100 metres. She was born and died in [Bremen](/source/Bremen).

She competed for Germany in the [1928 Summer Olympics](/source/1928_Summer_Olympics) held in [Amsterdam](/source/Amsterdam), [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands) in the 4 × 100 metres where she won the bronze medal with her team mates [Rosa Kellner](/source/Rosa_Kellner), [Anni Holdmann](/source/Anni_Holdmann) and [Leni Junker](/source/Leni_Junker).<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sc/leni-schmidt-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417221114/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sc/leni-schmidt-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Leni Schmidt Olympic Results |accessdate=4 June 2017}}</ref>

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Category:1906 births
Category:1985 deaths
Category:German women sprinters
Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Germany
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic athletes for Germany
Category:Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Category:Sportspeople from Bremen (city)
Category:Athletes from Bremen (state)
Category:Olympic bronze medalists in athletics
Category:Olympic women sprinters
Category:20th-century German sportswomen

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