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Jochen Schümann
Schühmann in 2015
Personal information
Nationality Germany
Born (1954-06-08) 8 June 1954 (age 70)
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

Jochen Schümann (German pronunciation: [ˈjɔxn̩ ˈʃyːman] ⓘ; born 8 June 1954) is a German sailor and three-time Olympic champion.

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

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

ALL4ONE Challenge

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

Awards

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

See also

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References

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  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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