Jochen Schümann

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Jochen Schümann
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Jochen Schühmann, 2015
Personal information
Full name Jochen Schümann
Nationality  Germany
Born (1954-06-08) 8 June 1954 (age 69)
East Berlin, East Germany
Sailing career
Class(es) Finn, Soling, 5.5m

Jochen Schümann (born 8 June 1954 in East Berlin) is a German sailor and 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

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.

References

  1. "Olympic Games Medallists - Sailing" gbrathletics (Retrieved on 1 June 2008)
  2. "1976 Summer Olympics – Montreal, Canada – Sailing" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 1 June 2008)
  3. "1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Sailing" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 1 June 2008)
  4. "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Sailing" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 1 June 2008)
  5. "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Sailing" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 1 June 2008)

See also


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