Herbert Schmidt (28 January 1914 – 18 September 2002) was a German rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

In 1936 he won the bronze medal as crew member of the German boat in the men's eight competition.

[1] Immediately after the end of World War II, he was put in charge of sport for the administrative area of Köpenick.

[2] In 1948, he became chief editor of Deutsches Sportecho, an East German daily sports newspaper.

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