Jörg Schmidt (16 February 1961 – 21 July 2022[1]) was an East German canoe sprinter who competed in the 1980s.

He won a silver medal in the C-1 1000 m event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

Schmidt also won a gold medal in the C-1 1000 m event at the 1982 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Belgrade.

He married Birgit Fischer, who would win 12 Summer Olympic medals in women's sprint canoeing between 1980 and 2004.

Schmidt's niece Fanny won a gold medal in the K-4 500 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.