Portrait of Maurice Schmidt

Maurice Schmidt

Epee Category A
Germany
Biography
Started: He first tried wheelchair fencing at age 12. (uni-tuebingen.de, 01 Jan 2018) Reason: He became interested in the sport after watching a demonstration at a city festival in Boblingen, Germany. (uni-tuebingen.de, 01 Jan 2018) Ambition: To compete at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (Facebook page, 16 Jan 2023) Awards: In 2016 he was named Junior Para Athlete of the Year by the National Paralympic Committee of Germany [DBS]. (dbs-npc.de, 01 Jan 2018) Additional Info: FURTHER EDUCATION He has studied environmental protection engineering at university. (teamdeutschland-paralympics.de, 17 Oct 2023)
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Personal Details
GenderMale
Birth DateAugust 13, 1999
OccupationAthlete
EducationSport Management, Sports Science - University of Tubingen, Germany
Languages SpokenEnglish, German
CoachGavrila Spiridon [personal], ROU, from 2012; Alexander Bondar [national]
Highlights
RankEventYearLocation
Paralympic Games
10Epee Category A2020Tokyo, JPN
10Sabre Category A2020Tokyo, JPN
World Championships
6Foil Team2023Terni, ITA
6Men's Team Sabre2021Warsaw, POL
7Men's Team Sabre2023Terni, ITA
7Epee Category A2023Terni, ITA
7Sabre Category A2023Terni, ITA
8Foil Team2019Cheongju, KOR
9Epee Team2023Terni, ITA
9Epee Team2019Cheongju, KOR
9Epee Category A2019Cheongju, KOR
11Sabre Category A2017Rome, ITA
12Men's Team Sabre2019Cheongju, KOR
14Epee Category A2017Rome, ITA
30Foil Category A2015Eger, HUN
31Epee Category A2015Eger, HUN
32Sabre Category A2019Cheongju, KOR
European Championships
2Sabre Category A2022Krakow, POL
3Epee Category A2024Paris, FRA
3Epee Category A2022Krakow, POL
4Men's Team Sabre2024Paris, FRA
4Men's Team Sabre2022Krakow, POL
5Epee Team2024Paris, FRA
5Sabre Category A2024Paris, FRA
6Foil Team2024Paris, FRA
6Epee Team2022Krakow, POL
6Foil Team2022Krakow, POL