Arnd Schmitt

{{short description|German fencer}}

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| birth_place = Heidenheim an der Brenz, West Germany

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Arnd Schmitt (born 13 July 1965 in Heidenheim an der Brenz) is a German fencer and Olympic champion in the épée competition.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sc/arnd-schmitt-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417075532/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sc/arnd-schmitt-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Arnd Schmitt |access-date=30 July 2011}}

He won a gold medal in the individual épée and a team silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.[http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=22&sp=FEN "1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, Japan – Fencing"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080531095206/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=22&sp=FEN |date=31 May 2008 }} databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved 27 September 2008) He received an Olympic gold medal in épée team in 1992. Schmitt was inducted into Germany's Sports Hall of Fame in 2016.{{Cite web|url=http://www.hall-of-fame-sport.de/aktuelles/presse-infos/2016/meldung-24-05-2016/|title=Meldung 24 05 2016|website=hall-of-fame-sport.de|access-date=2016-07-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160717104041/http://www.hall-of-fame-sport.de/aktuelles/presse-infos/2016/meldung-24-05-2016/|archive-date=17 July 2016|url-status=dead}}