Jochen Schümann

Jochen Schümann (German pronunciation: [ˈjɔxn̩ ˈʃyman], audioⓘ; born 8 June 1954 in East Berlin) is a German sailor and three-time Olympic champion.

Jochen Schümann
Schühmann in 2015
Personal information
Nationality Germany
Born (1954-06-08) 8 June 1954
East Berlin, East Germany
Sailing career
Class(es)Finn, Soling, 5.5m
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal Finn class
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Soling class
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Soling class
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Soling class
5.5 Metre World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2001 Glücksburg 5.5m
Gold medal – first place 2005 Sydney 5.5m
Silver medal – second place 2006 Medemblik 5.5m
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Boltenhagen 5.5m

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

Schümann participated and won the 2003 and 2007 America's Cup for Swiss Team Alinghi acting as sporting director.

ALL4ONE Challenge

He is currently involved with ALL4ONE Challenge in the Louis Vuitton Trophy.

Awards

He received the 1996 World Sailor of the Year Award from the International Sailing Federation.

See also

References
  1. "Olympic Games Medallists – Sailing". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 1 June 2008.
  2. "1976 Summer Olympics – Montreal, Canada – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 17 September 2008. Retrieved 1 June 2008.
  3. "1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2006. Retrieved 1 June 2008.
  4. "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2008.
  5. "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2008.
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