Jochen Schümann is a German sailor, born in 1954, who won three Olympic gold medals. He took gold in the single-handed Finn class at Montreal in 1976 and then raced the three-person Soling keelboat at the 1988, 1996 and 2000 Games, winning two golds and one silver there. As sporting director of the Swiss team Alinghi he took part in its America's Cup victories in 2003 and 2007, and later he became involved with the ALL4ONE Challenge in the Louis Vuitton Trophy. The International Sailing Federation named him World Sailor of the Year in 1996.
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