Christian Schumach

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Christian Schumach
Personal information
Birth nameChristian Schumach
NicknameChris
Nationality Austrian
Born (1981-09-17) 17 September 1981 (age 42)
Murau, Austria
Sport
CountryFlag of Austria.svg  Austria
Sport Dressage
TeamTeam Gut Muraunberg
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals 2020 Summer Olympics
World finals 2014 World Equestrian Games

Christian Schumach (born 17 September 1981 in Murau) is an Austrian dressage rider. [1] He represented Austria at the 2014 World Equestrian Games in Normandy, France, where he finished 8th in team dressage and 64th in the individual dressage competition. He also represented Austria at the 2017 FEI European Dressage Championships.

In 2021, he was selected by the Austrian Equestrian Federation (OEPS) to represent Austria at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, [2] he finished 21st in individual dressage. [3]

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References

  1. "Christian Schumach". fei.org. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  2. "ÖOC-Reitteam für Olympia 2020 weiter angewachsen" (in German). laola1.at. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  3. "Equestrian SCHUMACH Christian - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Archived from the original on 2021-08-15. Retrieved 2021-08-15.