1. Dylan Matthew Schmidt was born on 7 January 1997 and is a New Zealand trampoline gymnast.
28 Facts About Dylan Schmidt
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Dylan Schmidt competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics and finished in seventh place.
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Dylan Schmidt was New Zealand's first athlete to compete in trampoline at the Olympic Games.
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Dylan Schmidt became the individual trampoline world champion at the 2022 Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships and is New Zealand's first world champion in men's trampoline.
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Dylan Schmidt won the gold medal in the individual event at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics.
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Dylan Schmidt began trampoline when he was five years old in Te Anau because his older brother and sister were both already training in trampoline.
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Dylan Schmidt's mother drove all three siblings from Waihi to Auckland every day for trampoline practice.
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Dylan Schmidt competed at the Pacific Rim Championships, where he finished seventh in the junior individual trampoline event.
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Dylan Schmidt then represented New Zealand at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics and won the gold medal in the individual trampoline event.
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Dylan Schmidt finished tenth in the semifinals at the 2015 World Championships, making him the first reserve for the final.
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Dylan Schmidt won the silver medal behind Uladzislau Hancharou at the 2016 Olympic Test Event and qualified for a spot at the 2016 Olympic Games.
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Dylan Schmidt became the first trampoline gymnast to represent New Zealand at the Olympics.
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Dylan Schmidt struggled with knee and groin injuries throughout the 2017 season.
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Dylan Schmidt finished fourth in the individual event at the 2017 Loule World Cup.
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Dylan Schmidt then competed at the Sofia World Cup where he won the silver medal behind China's Tu Xiao.
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Dylan Schmidt finished twentieth in the semifinals at the 2017 World Championships.
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In March 2018, Dylan Schmidt injured his anterior cruciate ligament and lateral collateral ligament in training, and he had knee-reconstruction surgery.
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Dylan Schmidt still competed and finished twelfth in the semifinals, initially missing out on qualification for the 2020 Olympic Games.
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When Dylan Schmidt was not able to train in the gym due to COVID-19 restrictions in New Zealand, he trained basic skills on a trampoline in his garden in order to stay in shape.
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Dylan Schmidt was selected to represent New Zealand at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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Dylan Schmidt still competed at the World Championships where he finished seventh in the individual final.
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Dylan Schmidt then won the gold medal in the individual event by over two points ahead of France's Allan Morante.
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Dylan Schmidt finished third in the individual event at the Santarem World Cup.
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Dylan Schmidt only finished 14th in the qualification round at the Varna World Cup and did not advance into the final.
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Dylan Schmidt was a castaway on the 2022 series of the New Zealand reality television show Celebrity Treasure Island.
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Dylan Schmidt was eliminated in episode 15 but won $10,000 for Special Olympics New Zealand.
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Outside of gymnastics, Dylan Schmidt enjoys hunting, fishing, and playing golf.
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Dylan Schmidt holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Auckland.