Jochen Schümann (German pronunciation: [ˈjɔxn̩ ˈʃyman], ⓘ; born 8 June 1954 in East Berlin) is a German sailor and three-time Olympic champion.
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| Nationality |  Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 June 1954 East Berlin, East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Class(es) | Finn, Soling, 5.5m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, where he won a gold medal in the finn class.[1][2]
He competed in the Soling class at the 1988,[3] 1996[4] and 2000 Summer Olympics,[5] winning two gold medals and one silver medal in this class.
America's Cup Team Alinghi edit
Schümann participated and won the 2003 and 2007 America's Cup for Swiss Team Alinghi acting as sporting director.
ALL4ONE Challenge edit
He is currently involved with ALL4ONE Challenge in the Louis Vuitton Trophy.
Awards edit
He received the 1996 World Sailor of the Year Award from the International Sailing Federation.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Olympic Games Medallists – Sailing". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 1 June 2008.
- ^ "1976 Summer Olympics – Montreal, Canada – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 17 September 2008. Retrieved 1 June 2008.
- ^ "1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2006. Retrieved 1 June 2008.
- ^ "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2008.
- ^ "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2008.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jochen Schümann.
- Jochen Schümann at World Sailing (German Democratic Republic)
- Jochen Schümann at World Sailing (Germany)
- Jochen Schümann at Olympics.com
- Jochen Schümann at Olympic.org (archived)
- Jochen Schümann at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)