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
1976 Montreal Finn class
1988 Seoul Soling class
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta Soling class
2000 Sydney Soling class
5.5 Metre World Championship
2001 Glücksburg 5.5m
2005 Sydney 5.5m
2006 Medemblik 5.5m
2012 Boltenhagen 5.5m

He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, where he won a gold medal in the finn class.

He competed in the Soling class at the 1988, 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics, winning two gold medals and one silver medal in this class.

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