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Carl August Berthold Schuhmann (12 May 1869 – 24 March 1946) was a German athlete who won four Olympic titles in gymnastics and wrestling at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, becoming the most successful athlete at the inaugural Olympics of the modern era.[1][2][3] He also competed in weightlifting.[4]

Carl Schuhmann
Personal information
Country represented	Germany
Born	(1869-05-12)12 May 1869 Münster, Westphalia, North German Confederation
Died	24 March 1946(1946-03-24) (aged 76) Charlottenburg, Berlin, Allied-occupied Germany
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Medal record Representing  Germany Men's artistic gymnastics 1896 Athens Team parallel bars 1896 Athens Team horizontal bar 1896 Athens Vault Men's wrestling 1896 Athens Greco-Roman

Biography

Schuhmann, who was a member of the Berliner Turnerschaft, was a member of the successful German gymnastics team that won the team events in the horizontal bar and parallel bars events. Schuhmann added a third title by winning the horse vault event.[3] He also competed in the parallel bars, horizontal bar, pommel horse, and rings events without success.[3] The only extant information about his placing in those events, besides not being a medallist, is that he placed fifth in the rings competition.[3]

Schuhmann then entered the wrestling competition, which he also won,[3] even though he was much lighter and smaller than most of the other combatants. In the first round, he faced Launceston Elliot of Great Britain and Ireland, who had won the weightlifting competition. Schuhmann won easily. The semifinals resulted in a bye for the German. In the final, he faced Georgios Tsitas of Greece. The match went for 40 minutes before it was determined that it was too dark to continue and the bout was postponed until a second day.[3] The next morning, Schuhmann quickly finished the bout with a win for a gold medal.

He also entered the weightlifting competition, placing fourth.[3]

Schuhmann was one of nine athletes to compete in the long jump. The only information known about his placing in the event is that he was not one of the top four. He also placed fifth in the triple jump and in the bottom three of a seven-man field in the shot put.

Schuhmann tied for fourth place in the two-handed weightlifting competition now known as the clean and jerk. He and Georgios Papasideris of Greece both lifted 90.0 kilograms.

In 1936, he was part of a gymnastics exhibition at the Olympic Stadium.[3]

His tombstone at Friedhof Heerstraße is inscribed with the five Olympic Rings, the epitaph "Germany’s first Olympic champion", and the legend "Athens 1896".[1][5]

See also

• List of multiple Olympic gold medalists at a single Games

References

External links

• Carl Schuhmann at Olympedia

На других языках

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- [en] Carl Schuhmann

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[es] Carl Schuhmann

Carl Schuhmann (12 de mayo de 1869 - 24 de marzo de 1946) fue un deportista alemán, nacido en Münster y ganador de cuatro medallas de oro en gimnasia y lucha grecorromana en los Juegos Olímpicos de Atenas de 1896. También compitió en la modalidad de halterofilia.

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[fr] Carl Schuhmann

Carl Schuhmann, né le 12 mai 1869[1] à Münster et mort le 24 mars 1946 à Berlin, est un sportif allemand qui excellait dans diverses disciplines comme la gymnastique artistique, la lutte, l'haltérophilie ou l'athlétisme. Ainsi, c'est dans ces quatre sports que l'Allemand participe aux Jeux olympiques de 1896 à l'issue desquels il est le sportif le plus titré avec quatre couronnes olympiques, obtenues en gymnastique et en lutte gréco-romaine.

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[it] Carl Schuhmann

Carl Schuhmann (Münster, 12 maggio 1869 – Berlino, 24 marzo 1946) è stato un ginnasta, lottatore, sollevatore e atleta tedesco.

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[ru] Шуман, Карл (спортсмен)

Карл Шуман (нем. Carl Schuhmann; 12 мая 1869, Мюнстер — 24 марта 1946, Берлин) — немецкий борец, гимнаст, легкоатлет и тяжелоатлет, четырежды чемпион летних Олимпийских игр 1896.

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