Hans-Ulrich Schmied (born 23 February 1947) is a retired German rower who specialized in the double sculls.

In this event he won bronze medals at the 1972 and 1976 Olympic Games and finished in fifth place in 1968.

[2] Schmied went to the 1978 World Rowing Championships on Lake Karapiro in New Zealand as a reserve but did not compete.

[3] It was at those championships that he got closer to one of the female rowers whom she later married; Bärbel Bendiks was also present as a reserve.

[4] After retiring from competitions he worked as a rowing coach, particularly with Arno Bergmann, Erwin Krakau and Gerhard Rothe.