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

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. He competed in eventing at the

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and won a team silver medal, finishing sixth individually. Schummelketel graduated from the Cadet School in

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and from the

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(KMA) in his hometown of Breda. Between 1920 and 1928 he served as a cavalry lieutenant and

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in the

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, 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 Equestrians from North Brabant Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-equestrian-bio-stub