Maurice Schmidt

Maurice Schmidt is a German wheelchair fencer who competes in both épée and sabre. He is the 2024 Paralympic champion in the Individual Sabre A classification.

Career

Schmidt began wheelchair fencing as a teenager, having first encountered it at the Böblingen city festival. He fences for SV Böblingen in all disciplines. In 2015, he became a two-time U17 Junior World Champion and U23 Vice World Champion, and was named Junior Athlete of the Year in Disabled Sports. He has been German Champion a total of 23 times.
At the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, Schmidt won the gold medal in the sabre.