Joseph von Schomacker
Personal information
Full nameJoseph Heinrich von Schomacker
NationalityRussian Empire
Born31 May 1859
Dünamünde/Daugavgrīva, Russian Empire
Died17 July 1931(1931-07-17) (aged 72)[1]
Kötzschenbroda, Germany
Sailing career
Class10 Metre
ClubSt. Petersburg River Yacht Club[2]
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1912 Stockholm 10 Metre

Joseph Heinrich von Schomacker (Russian: Иосиф Андреевич Шомакер, romanized: Iosif Andreyevich Shomaker; born 31 May 1859 in Dünamünde/Daugavgrīva near Riga, Russian Empire – 17 July 1931 in Kötzschenbroda, German Empire) was a Baltic German physician, sailor and Olympic medalist. Schomacker at the 1912 Olympic Games with the Russian Empire team Gallia II won a bronze medal in sailing in the 10 Metre class.[3] The owner of the yacht was Aleksandr Vyshnegradsky, the father of the Russian composer Ivan Vyshnegradsky.[4]

References

Sources

  • "Joseph Schomacker Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  • Swedish Olympic Committee (1913). Erik Bergvall (ed.). The Olympic Games of Stockholm 1912 – Official Report (PDF). Wahlström & Widstrand. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
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