Christian Schumach (born 17 September 1981 in
Murau
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) is an Austrian
dressage
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rider. He represented Austria at the
2014 World Equestrian Games
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in
Normandy
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,
France
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, 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
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In 2021, he was selected by the Austrian Equestrian Federation (OEPS) to represent Austria at the
Olympic Games
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in
Tokyo
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, he finished 21st in individual dressage.
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Living people
1981 births
Austrian male equestrians
Austrian dressage riders
Equestrians at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic equestrians of Austria
People from Murau
Sportspeople from Styria
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