Matthias Baumann
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Matthias Andreas•Baumann |
| Used name | Matthias•Baumann |
| Born | 5 April 1963 in München (Munich), Bayern (GER) |
| Measurements | 176 cm / 69 kg |
| Affiliations | RFV Taufkirchen-Vils, Taufkirchen (GER) |
| NOC |  Germany  West Germany |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 1 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 1 |
| Total | 2 |
Biography
German three-day event rider Matthias Baumann won two team medals with the West German team at the 1988 Seoul Olympics (gold) and the re-unified German team at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics (bronze). Individually, he finished sixth in 1988 and 34th in 1992. In 1996, he was nominated as a substitute, but did not start. At the 1987 Europeans Baumann added a team silver, and in 1990 another bronze at the Worlds.
Nationally, Baumann won individual titles from 1990-92 as the first German to ever win a hat-trick of titles. By profession, he was a veterinary surgeon and ran his own training and rehabilitation center for sport riding horses at Reichertsheim. Baumann was awarded the Silver Bay Leaf, Germany`s highest sports award.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Summer Olympics | Equestrian Eventing (Equestrian) | FRG |
Matthias Baumann | |||
| Individual, Open (Olympic) | Shamrock II | 6 | ||||
| Team, Open (Olympic) | Shamrock II / West Germany | 1 | Gold | |||
| 1992 Summer Olympics | Equestrian Eventing (Equestrian) | GER |
Matthias Baumann | |||
| Individual, Open (Olympic) | Alabaster | 34 | ||||
| Team, Open (Olympic) | Alabaster / Germany | 3 | Bronze |