Alica Schmidt is a German runner, model, Instagram star, and TikTok star. She initially rose to prominence for competing and winning a silver medal in the European under-20 athletics competitions.
She blew up on the internet for sharing videos that documenting her experiences during Tokyo Summer Olympic 2021 in the Olympic Village.
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Career
Alica Schmidt began her career as a runner at MTV Ingolstadt. She has been participating in 200-meter, 400-meter, and 800-meter running events.
She started competing in 400-meter hurdle events in 2018. She came second in the 200-meter event at the U-20 German Championship.
She is also part of the German team that participated in the 2017 European Athletics U-20 Championship and competed in the 4×400 meters relays, where she finished second.
She is also part of the German team that participated in the same event at the 2019 German Athletics Championships.
She competed alongside the German squad at the 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships in the 4×400 meter relays.
Aside from her athletic career, she was selected as Borussia Dortmund’s fitness coach for the 2020–2021 Bundesliga season.
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Profile
- Real Name: Alica Megan Schmidt
- Stage Name: Alica Schmidt
- Nickname: Alica
- Birthday: November 8, 1998
- Birthplace: Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
- Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
- Nationality: German
- Religion: Christianity
- Profession: Runner, TikTok Star, Instagram Star, Model
- Education: Applied Sciences, Fresenius University
- Hobbies: Shopping, Meeting New People, Eating Outside, Traveling
- Facebook: –
- Twitter: @alicaschmidt13
- Instagram: @alicasmd
- TikTok: @alicaschmidt
- YouTube: Alica Schmidt Official
Height, Weight, & Physical Appearance
- Height: 175 cm (5’9″)
- Weight: 55 kg (121 lbs)
- Blood Type: –
- Hair Color: Blonde
- Eye Color: Blue
- Body Measurements: 33-24-35 inches
- Shoe Size: 5.5 (US)
- Dress Size: –
Family
- Father: –
- Mother: –
- Brother: –
- Sister: –
Husband, Boyfriend, & Dating History
Fredi Richter
She is involved in a relationship with Fredi Richter, who is also a German bodybuilder, fitness trainer, and coach.
It is said that Fredi is a signed fitness trainer for Borussia Dortmund, which is a German soccer team.
According to multiple reports, they possibly met while she was still living in Potsdam.
Net Worth
Alica Schmidt’s net worth is around $500,000 to $1 million. Her source of income comes from sponsorship, and Instagram.
Alica Schmidt is the owner of a 3.4 million followers Instagram account. With million followers, many brands come to her to do endorsements.
Per Instagram post, she could earn between $2,580 to $4,300. It surely adds to her wealth as her followers keep increasing.
Sponsorship
Alica Schmidt is sponsored by Puma. While there’s no official records of how much she gets paid for endorsements, she gets offered to star in their TV commercials.
Facts
- There’s no detailed information about her parents nor her sibling. She is presumably the only child in her family.
- She has a passion for motorsports and was invited to the Deutsche Tourewagen Masters by Mercedes Benz in 2018.
- She has gone viral because of the photo she uploaded on her social media which gained much attention.
- An Australian magazine, Busted Coverage named her as the Sexiest Athlete in the World, but rather than labeled the sexiest, she said sport should be the priority.
- She has YouTube channel with the first video title Running Motivation on her channel.
- When she was at school, she participated in many sports even and continues to do so in college.
- She was selected to represent Germany at Tokyo Olympics.
- She is also a model and often posts her workout videos on social media as well as her keen interest in healthy eating habits and wellness.
- She was approached by Playboy magazine to do the photoshoot, but she declined the offer.
- Her ideal type is…
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TV Shows
- Wer weiß denn sowas? (Das Erste ⏐ 2022), as herself
- Ein Herz für Kinder (ZDF ⏐ 2021), as herself
- Meine Geschichte (Netflix ⏐ 2021), as herself
- Frühstücksfernsehen (SAT.1 ⏐ 2018), as herself
Awards
- Bronze Medal 4x400m relay U23 European Championship
- Silver Medal 4x400m relay U20 European Championship
Quotes
“I do not know why I got this title. Sport comes clearly first. There are thousands of girls on Instagram who look good but having many fans doesn’t make you interesting. That’s just competitive sport for me.”
“I’ve worked so hard and made many sacrifices to get to run in Munich in front of a home crowd. To achieve this goal now is the best feeling ever and I’m beyond happy. Cheers to the most special race of my career so far. Can’t wait.”
“[Social media’s] a big hobby of mine and I love to do that, but the main focus is sports.”
“It all started in 2017. I was kind of overwhelmed because from one day to the to the next, I got like 100,000 followers.”
“There are always people who judge you. That’s part of the game and I’m happy that I have so many supporters along the way. I’m so, so grateful for that.”
“I wanted to keep something private like my family and friends.”
“I don’t feel like I have to prove anything to anyone.”
“It was kind of weird then to post something on social media because so many people are watching it,”
“It’s good for all us athletes to be active on social media in order to get sponsors”
“It’s not easy, especially in Germany to live from athletics. So a lot of athletes have to do another job to live from that and do the training. And yeah that’s a great thing to do a social media on the side so you can get some more sponsors.”
“I think you just have to let the people talk whenever they want to”
“I just want to prove myself that I’m worth it. And I know that I work so hard for that, I know what I’m capable of and that I haven’t showed everything yet.”
“And sometimes it is lost in the process that I have greatly improved my athletic performance and that I am studying on the side. But I certainly don’t want to complain.”
She attended sport events since she was in school and kept to it up to college, balancing out between her career in sport and her education.
November 8 is Scorpio, not Capricorn