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Carl Schuhmann

Carl Schuhmann
Schuhmann at the 1896 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born(1869-05-12)12 May 1869
Münster, Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia, North German Confederation
Died24 March 1946(1946-03-24) (aged 76)
Charlottenburg, Berlin, Allied-occupied Germany
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country representedGermany Germany
Medal record
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Men's artistic gymnastics
Gold medal – first place 1896 Athens Team parallel bars
Gold medal – first place 1896 Athens Team horizontal bar
Gold medal – first place 1896 Athens Vault
Men's wrestling
Gold medal – first place 1896 Athens Greco-Roman

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]

  1. ^ "FOUR TITLES FOR MULTI-TALENTED SCHUHMANN". Olympic.org. IOC. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Carl SCHUHMANN - Olympic Athletics, Gymnastics Artistic, Wrestling Greco-Roman, Weightlifting | Germany". Olympic.org. IOC. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Carl Schuhmann Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Carl Schuhmann". Gymnastics. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
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