Rudolf Schmid (luger)

Rudolf Schmid (21 March 1951 in Liezen - 21 October 2014){{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sc/rudolf-schmid-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418055335/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sc/rudolf-schmid-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18}} was an Austrian luger who competed during the mid-1970s. Teamed with Franz Schachner together they won the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1976 Winter Olympics of Innsbruck.

Schmid also won two bronze medals in the men's doubles event at the FIL World Luge Championships (1974, 1975). He also won two medals at the FIL European Luge Championships with a silver in men's doubles (1970) and a bronze in men's singles (1974).

On 21 October 2014 Schmid was killed in a cycling accident in Oberwart, Austria at the age of 64. His brother Manfred won the men's singles luge gold at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble.

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[http://www.fil-luge.org/index.php?id=424&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=27911&cHash=c2d0783d78b306c13d0c9705f7d18303 Death of Rudolf Schmid from FIL site.] - accessed 25 October 2014.
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070929082916/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SCHMIRUD01 DatabaseOlympics.com information on Schmid]
{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100221081843/http://www.fuzilogik.com/Sports-Library/Luge/Men-s-Luge-Olympic-Medals.html Fuzilogik Sports - Winter Olympic results - Men's luge]}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070630054011/http://www.hickoksports.com/history/olluge.shtml Hickoksports.com results on Olympic champions in luge and skeleton.]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070529123634/http://www.hickoksports.com/history/worldluge.shtml Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton.]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20080325014953/http://www.eiskanal.com/eiskanal-kunstbahnrennrodeln-europameisterschaften.html List of European luge champions] {{in lang|de}}

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Category:Olympic lugers for Austria

Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Austria

Category:Lugers at the 1972 Winter Olympics

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Category:Olympic medalists in luge

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Category:Medalists at the 1976 Winter Olympics

Category:People from Liezen District

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