Joseph Heinrich von Schomacker

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]

Joseph von Schomacker

Personal information
Full name	Joseph Heinrich von Schomacker
Nationality	Russian Empire
Born	31 May 1859 Dünamünde/Daugavgrīva, Russian Empire
Died	17 July 1931(1931-07-17) (aged 72)[1] Kötzschenbroda, Germany
Sport
Sailing career
Class	10 Metre
Club	St. Petersburg River Yacht Club[2]
Medal record Sailing Representing  Russia Olympic Games 1912 Stockholm 10 Metre