Karel Johan Schummelketel (24 September 1897 – 8 January 1981) was a Dutch

horse rider Equestrianism (from Latin , , , 'horseman', 'horse'), commonly known as horse riding (Commonwealth English) or horseback riding (American English), includes the disciplines of riding, driving, and vaulting. This broad description includes the ...

. He competed in eventing at the 1932 Summer Olympics and won a team silver medal, finishing sixth individually. Schummelketel graduated from the Cadet School in Alkmaar and from the

Koninklijke Militaire Academie The Royal Military Academy ( nl, Koninklijke Militaire Academie or ''KMA'') is the service academy for the Dutch Army, the Dutch Air Force and the Royal Marechaussee. Located in Breda, Southern Netherlands, the KMA has trained future office ...

(KMA) in his hometown of Breda. Between 1920 and 1928 he served as a cavalry lieutenant and adjutant in the Dutch East Indies, and later became a riding instructor at KMA. He returned to the Dutch East Indies in the late 1930s, and was held there as a prisoner of war during

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. In 1950 he returned to the Netherlands, and later founded and headed (in 1969–72) the Dutch Equestrian Centre (NHB) in Deurne.

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1897 births 1981 deaths Dutch male equestrians Event riders Equestrians at the 1932 Summer Olympics Olympic equestrians for the Netherlands Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands Sportspeople from Breda Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics {{Netherlands-equestrian-bio-stub