 As in the previous two occasions, they won the East Germany championships in 1974.In 1974, quad scull teams were formed by rowers from different clubs, and the composite team made up of Schmied, Kreuziger, Wolfgang Hönig, and Bernd Frieberg came second.Kreuziger and Schmied went to the 1974 World Rowing Championships as double scull favourites and did not disappoint, winning gold at the competition on the Rotsee in Lucerne.