Rainer Schmidt (ski jumper)

{{Short description|East German ski jumper}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}

{{expand German|topic=bio|date=March 2022|Rainer Schmidt (Skispringer)}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name =

| image = Bundesarchiv Bild 183-K0220-0024-001, Johanngeorgenstadt, Rainer Schmidt.jpg

| image_size =

| alt =

| caption = Schmidt in 1971

| headercolor =

| native_name =

| native_name_lang =

| birth_name =

| fullname =

| nickname =

| nationality =

| ethnicity =

| citizenship =

| birth_date =

| birth_place =

| death_date =

| death_place =

| resting_place =

| monuments =

| residence =

| education =

| alma_mater =

| occupation =

| years_active =

| employer =

| agent =

| height =

| weight =

| spouse =

| life_partner =

| other_interests =

| website =

| country =

| sport =

| disability =

| disability_class =

| rank =

| event =

| collegeteam =

| universityteam =

| league =

| league_type =

| club =

| team =

| turnedpro =

| partner =

| former_partner =

| coach =

| retired =

| coaching =

| worlds =

| regionals =

| nationals =

| olympics =

| paralympics =

| highestranking =

| pb =

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport | Men's ski jumping}}

{{MedalCountry|{{GDR}}}}

{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }}

{{MedalBronze| 1972 Sapporo | Individual large hill}}

{{MedalCompetition | World Championships }}

{{MedalBronze| 1972 Sapporo | Individual large hill}}

{{MedalSport | Men's ski flying}}

{{MedalCompetition | World Championships }}

{{MedalSilver| 1975 Bad Mitterndorf | Individual}}

| show-medals =

| updated =

}}

Rainer Schmidt (born 1 August 1948 in Langewiesen, Thuringia) is an East German former ski jumper who competed from 1972 to 1976. He won the bronze medal in the individual large hill competition at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo.{{Cite sports-reference |title = Rainer Schmidt |url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sc/rainer-schmidt-1.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418022622/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sc/rainer-schmidt-1.html |url-status = dead |archive-date = 18 April 2020 |access-date = 12 October 2018 }}

Schmidt won the Four Hills Tournament in 1973 and earned a silver medal at the FIS Ski-Flying World Championships in 1975.