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
represented
Germany
Medal record
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Men's artistic gymnastics
1896 AthensTeam parallel bars
1896 AthensTeam horizontal bar
1896 AthensVault
Men's wrestling
1896 AthensGreco-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. He also competed in weightlifting.