| Veronika Schmidt | |
| Birth Date: | 24 August 1952 |
| Birth Place: | Harzgerode, East Germany |
| Seasons: | 1 – (1982) |
| Teamwins: | 0 |
| Totalpodiums: | 0 |
| Teampodiums: | 1 |
| Individual Starts: | 4 |
| Team Starts: | 1 |
| Wcoveralls: | 0 – (27th in 1982) |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Veronika Hesse (née Schmidt; born 24 August 1952 in Harzgerode) is a former East German cross-country skier who competed from 1974 to 1982. She won two 4 × 5 km relay medals at the Winter Olympics with a gold in Lake Placid and a bronze in Innsbruck.
Schmidt also won a complete set medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 20 km (1980), a silver in the 4 × 5 km relay (1974), and a bronze in the 4 × 5 km relay (1982).
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]
| Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 4 × 5 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | ||||
| 27 | ||||
| Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 20 km | 4 × 5 km relay | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | — | 5 | Silver | |||
| 25 | — | 20 | 8 | — | ||
| 27 | Gold | |||||
| 29 | 14 | 20 | 9 | Bronze |