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	Topics Carl Schuhmann Topic Home Carl Schuhmann was a GermanGermany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in central Europe.... athlete, who was born in MünsterMünster Mnster is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.... and won four Olympic titles in gymnasticsGymnastics Gymnastics is a sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, and kine... and wrestling at the 1896 Summer Olympics1896 Summer Olympics The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, were held in 1896 in Athens, Greece.... in AthensFacts About Athens Athens is the capital and the largest city of Greece.... . He also competed in weightliftingWeightlifting Weightlifting is a sport where competitors attempt to lift heavy weights mounted on steel bars, the execution of which is a ... . 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 barHorizontal bar The horizontal bar or high bar is an Artistic Gymnastics apparatus.... and parallel bars events. Schuhmann added a third title by winning the horse vault event. He also competed in the parallel bars, horizontal bar, pommel horsePommel horse The pommel horse is an artistic gymnastics apparatus.... , and rings events without success. The only extant information about his placing in those events, besides not being a medallist, is that he placed fifth in the rings competition. Schuhmann then entered the wrestling competition, which he also won, even though he was much lighter and smaller than most of the other combatants. In the first round, he faced Launceston ElliotLaunceston Elliot Launceston Elliot was a Scottish weightlifter.... of Great Britain and IrelandUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Summary \| align="center" colspan="2"\| United Kingdom ofGreat Britain and Ireland... , who had won the weightliftingWeightlifting at the 1896 Summer Olympics At the 1896 Summer Olympics, two weightlifting events were contested.... competition. Schuhmann won easily. The semifinals resulted in a bye for the German. In the final, he faced Georgios TsitasGeorgios Tsitas Georgios Tsitas was a Greek wrestler.... of GreeceGreece GreeceGreece lies at the juncture of Europe, Asia, and Africa.... . 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. The next morning, Schuhmann quickly finished the bout with a win for a gold medal. He also entered the weightliftingWeightlifting Weightlifting is a sport where competitors attempt to lift heavy weights mounted on steel bars, the execution of which is a ... competition, but did not win any prizes. Schuhmann was one of nine athletes to compete in the long jumpFacts About Long jump The long jump is an athletics event in which athletes attempt to land as far from the take-off point as possible.... . 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 jumpTriple jump The triple jump is an athletics event, previously also known as "hop, skip and jump", whose various names describe the acti... and in the bottom three of a seven man field in the shot putShot put The shot put is an athletics event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball, also called the shot, as far as possible.... . Schuhmann tied for fourth place in the two-handed weightlifting competition now known as the clean and jerkClean and jerk The clean and jerk is one of two weightlifting events.... . He and Georgios PapasiderisGeorgios Papasideris Georgios Papasideris was a Greek athlete and weightlifter.... of GreeceGreece GreeceGreece lies at the juncture of Europe, Asia, and Africa.... both lifted 90.0 kilograms. He died in 1946 in BerlinBerlin Berlin is the capital city and a state of Germany.... . External links