Christian Schumach

Christian Schumach
Personal information
Birth nameChristian Schumach
NicknameChris
NationalityAustrian
Born (1981-09-17) 17 September 1981 (age 43)
Murau, Austria
Sport
Country Austria
SportDressage
TeamTeam Gut Muraunberg
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals2020 Summer Olympics
World finals2014 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] He was initially also selected for the Austrian team for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris but his horse Te Quiro was not fit so he was replaced by first reserve Stefan Lehfellner.[4]

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.
  4. ^ "Schumach Withdraws from Austrian Olympic Team for Paris 2024". Eurodressage. 25 July 2024.


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