Wilfried "Willi" Schneider (born 12 March 1963 in Mediaș, Transylvania)[1] is a German skeleton racer who competed from 1992 to 2002.

He won two medals in the men's skeleton event at the FIBT World Championships with a gold in 1998 and a bronze in 1999.

Schneider also finish ninth in the men's skeleton event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

After retiring from competition Schneider became a coach, leading the Canadian skeleton team to three medals at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin (a gold for Duff Gibson, a silver for Jeff Pain and a bronze for Melissa Hollingsworth), and coaching Jon Montgomery to victory in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

In July 2012 Schneider agreed a two-year contract to coach the Russian skeleton team.