Jochen Schümann Explained
Jochen Schümann (pronounced as /de/, ; born 8 June 1954 in East Berlin) 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
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
External links
- (German Democratic Republic)
- (Germany)
Notes and References
- Web site: Olympic Games Medallists – Sailing . gbrathletics.com . 1 June 2008.
- Web site: 1976 Summer Olympics – Montreal, Canada – Sailing . databaseOlympics.com . 1 June 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080917043711/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=19&sp=YAT . 17 September 2008.
- Web site: 1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Sailing . databaseOlympics.com . 1 June 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061031065851/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=22&sp=YAT . 2006-10-31.
- Web site: 1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Sailing . databaseOlympics.com . 1 June 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130119144331/http://databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=24&sp=YAT . 19 January 2013.
- Web site: 2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Sailing . databaseOlympics.com . 1 June 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131016101855/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=25&sp=YAT . 16 October 2013.
