Rainer Schmidt | |
Sport: | Para table tennis |
Disability: | Femur fibula ulna syndrome |
Disability Class: | C6 |
Birth Date: | 18 February 1965 |
Birth Place: | Nümbrecht, West Germany |
Hometown: | Bonn, Germany |
Retired: | 2008 |
Rainer Schmidt (born 18 February 1965)[1] is a retired German para table tennis player who played in international level events. He participated in four Summer Paralympic Games and has won three Paralympic titles. He has also won five World titles and nine European titles in mostly team events with Jochen Wollmert.[2] [3]
During his sporting career, he was a left handed player with a metal bar attached onto his left upper arm and has a prosthetic on his right leg.[4]