Rodger Gustaf Schmidt (born 20 June 1952) is a former Canadian–German curler and curling coach.
| Rodger Gustaf Schmidt | |
|---|---|
| ♂ | |
| Born | 20 June 1952 |
Curling career  | |
| Member Association |  Saskatchewan  Germany |
| Brier appearances | 1 (1978) |
| World Championship appearances | 2 (1987, 1992) |
| European Championship appearances | 2 (1985, 1990) |
Medal record | |
Schmidt was born in Neudorf, Saskatchewan and moved to Duff, Saskatchewan in his youth. He is a descendant of German immigrants, and learned to speak German from his grandparents.[2]
In high school, Schmidt played Canadian football as a quarterback for the Melville, Saskatchewan high school team.[3]
In 1970 he moved to Saskatoon to attend the University of Saskatchewan,[2] and became a schoolteacher. Schmidt played for the Rick Folk rink from 1974 to 1978, and went to the 1978 Macdonald Brier, finishing in second place. He left the team after that season, moving to Lethbridge, Alberta.[4]
Schmidt moved to Germany in 1984 when his wife god a job with the Department of National Defence.[2]
He is a former World men's runner-up (1987), European men's curling champion (1985) and two-time German men's curling champion (1987, 1992).[5]
Schmidt later moved to Lucerne, Switzerland.[4] In 1994 he founded the "Rodger Schmidt Curling Academy" based there.[6] He is also an icemaker.[4]
His brother is former Saskatchewan politician Grant Schmidt.[4]
Teams
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975–78 | Rick Folk | Bob Thompson | Tom Wilson | Rodger Schmidt | Brier 1978  | |
| 1985–86 | Rodger Gustaf Schmidt | Wolfgang Burba | Johnny Jahr | Hans-Joachim Burba | ECC 1985  WCC CR 1985 | |
| 1986–87 | Rodger Gustaf Schmidt | Wolfgang Burba | Johnny Jahr | Hans-Joachim Burba | WCC 1987 | |
| 1990–91 | Rodger Gustaf Schmidt | Philip Seitz | Johnny Jahr | Andreas Feldenkirchen | Dirk Hornung, Joackim Fendske | ECC 1990 (10th) |
| 1991–92 | Rodger Gustaf Schmidt | Wolfgang Burba | Hans-Joachim Burba | Bernhard Mayr | Martin Beiser | WCC 1992 (9th) |
| 2007–08 | Christopher Bartsch | Roger Schmidt | Peter Rickmers | Christoph Daase |
