Edward Jan Szmidt (4 August 1931 – 29 April 2018) was a Polish sprinter. He competed in the men's 200 metres at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

He was the older brother of the triple jumper Józef Szmidt.

International competitions Representing 1955World Festival of Youth and StudentsWarsaw, Poland2nd200 m21.33rd4 × 100 m relay40.91956Olympic GamesMelbourne, Australia13th (qf)200 m21.736th4 × 100 m relay40.751958European ChampionshipsStockholm, Sweden16th (h)100 m11.011th (sf)200 m21.97th (h)4 × 100 m relay41.3

Personal bests 100 metres – 10.4 (Poznań 1958) 200 metres – 21.3 (Warsaw 1955)

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