 With Schmidt on board, the German team won their third consecutive title at the 2011 World Championships.At the 2012 Olympics in London, the favoured German eight won the gold medal with a boat consisting of Filip Adamski, , Eric Johannesen, Maximilian Reinelt, Richard Schmidt, Lukas Müller, Florian Mennigen, Kristof Wilke and coxswain Martin Sauer.After the success at the Olympics, Richard Schmidt continued his career in rowing and remained a fixed part of the German eight who are now noted as strong, permanent rivals against the British Rowing team.