Thomas Schmidt (canoeist)
Thomas Schmidt is a German slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1994 to 2004.
Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a gold medal in the [Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Summer Olympics – Men's slalom K-1|K1 event] in Sydney in 2000. Schmidt also won two medals in the K1 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold in 2002 and a bronze in 2003.
He is the overall World Cup champion in K1 from 2001. He also won three gold medals in the K1 team event at the European Championships.
World Cup individual podiums
| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
| 1998 | 13 September 1998 | La Seu d'Urgell | 3rd | K1 |
| 2000 | 2 July 2000 | Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre | 3rd | K1 |
| 2000 | 30 July 2000 | Augsburg | 2nd | K1 |
| 2001 | 28 July 2001 | Augsburg | 1st | K1 |
| 2001 | 5 August 2001 | Prague | 2nd | K1 |
| 2001 | 9 September 2001 | Wausau | 1st | K1 |
| 2002 | 20 July 2002 | Augsburg | 2nd | K1 |
| 2002 | 4 August 2002 | Prague | 2nd | K1 |
| 2003 | 31 July 2003 | Bratislava | 2nd | K1 |
| 2004 | 30 May 2004 | Merano | 3rd | K1 |
| 2004 | 17 July 2004 | Augsburg | 1st | K1 |