[5] At the 2021 Pan American Judo Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico, he won his first title in the Half-middleweight (81 kg) category.
[6] On 25 September 2021, Schimidt won his first medal on the IJF World Tour by placing second in the Zagreb Grand Prix (Croatia), in the –81 kg category.
[8] At the 2022 Pan American-Oceania Judo Championships held in Lima, Peru, became two-time champion of the Half-middleweight (81 kg) category and won the gold in mixed teams.
[9][10] On 8 July 2022, Schimidt won the gold medal in the –81 kg category of the Budapest Grand Slam by defeating 2018 world champion Saeid Mollaei, from Azerbaijan.
[22] During the 2024 Summer Olympics, Schimidt won only one fight before elimination,[23] but proceeded to win a bronze medal in the mixed team competition.