Harald Schmid
Harald Schmid ( born September 29, 1957 in Hanau ) is a former German track and field athlete and Olympic medal winner.
Sports
Schmid was one of the best 400-meter hurdler in the world. Unforgettable are his competition with the powerful opponent Edwin Moses in the late 1970s to mid -1980s. In the Summer Olympics 1976 in Montreal, he won the bronze medal with the German 4 x 400 - meter relay and 1984 in Los Angeles, the bronze medal in the 400 - meter hurdles.
His World Series appearances in 1983 in Helsinki (second place on 400 - meter hurdles and the 4 x 400 - meter relay ) and 1987 in Rome (third place on 400 - meter hurdles ) were crowned with success. He put his own European record ( 47.48 s ) and scraped conceivable in a dramatic final short of the silver medal ( at the same time, Danny Harris ) and the gold medal ( 47.46 s, Edwin Moses) over.
The launching of the TV Gelnhausen Schmid was until his retirement in late 1990 five times European champion (three times over 400 - meter hurdles, twice with the 4 x 400 - meter relay team, this time in second place in the relay ) over twelve times German Champion 400 - meter hurdles. To this end, he won one more title over 400 meters. His best time in the 400-meter hurdles was 47.48 s ( 1982/1987 ).
Harald Schmid had a competition weight of 83 kg at a height of 1.87 m.
Other activities
Schmid lives in Hasselroth and was for a time physical education teacher at the high school in the neighboring Gelnhausen. He holds a doctorate in sports science has been appointed to the Athletes' Commission of the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1999.
He is involved since 1995 in the campaign " Making children strong " by the Federal Centre for Health Education ( BZgA). With the campaign for Addiction Prevention " Making children strong " the BZgA applies to all adults who have responsibility for children and young people. Not only parents and teachers, even coaches, trainers, supervisors in sports clubs are important confidants, the children can strengthen and support in their development, the Federal Agency for years why working with a large membership, sports associations together. German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB ), German Football Association ( DFB), German Gymnastics Federation ( DTB), German Handball Federation (DHB ), German Athletics Federation ( DLV) and DJK sports youth. Through seminars, conferences and training he gives lectures and conducts training courses for speakers from the sports federations on the topic " making children strong ."
Schmid is a member of the jury for the annual award Schlappekicker price of the Frankfurter Rundschau, be awarded the among other social and integrative acting individuals, groups and clubs ..
Today he runs a PR agency and the Institute for Health Promotion " Galen ". His experience from the high performance sports, he brings in an extensive classroom teaching and programs for health prevention and achievement motivation for companies and sports associations. In addition, he is also entered as the editor in appearance.
Honors
He was 1979 and 1987 Sportsman of the Year. In 1987, the Rudolf- Harbig Memorial Prize awarded him. Harald Schmid 1989 he received the Federal Cross of Merit.