Carl Schueler

Carl Schueler

Personal information
Full name	Carl Francis Schueler
Born	(1956-02-26) February 26, 1956 Newburyport, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	154 lb (70 kg)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Athletics
Event	Racewalking
Updated on July 27, 2013

Carl Francis Schueler (born February 26, 1956, in Newburyport, Massachusetts) is a retired male race walker from the United States. Schueler was a four time olympian and the first American to walk the 50k under 4 hours.

Olympics

Schueler qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team but was unable to compete due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott. He did however receive one of 461 Congressional Gold Medals created especially for the spurned athletes. He was a four time Olympian (1980–1992) and competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics during his career.

Personal life

He has two daughters named Ellie and Margy, and is married to Debora VanOrden, a twice first alternate Olympic team racewalker. Schueler lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Personal bests

• 20 km: 1:25:04 hrs – 1986
• 50 km: 3:57:09 hrs – Rome, 5 September 1987

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the United States
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	6th	50 km	3:59:46
	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Bucaramanga, Colombia	4th	50 km	4:20:56
1985	World Race Walking Cup	St John's, Isle of Man	19th	50 km	4:13:14
1986	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Saint Léonard, Canada	9th	20 km	1:25:04
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	16th	50 km	3:57:09
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	23rd	50 km	3:57:44
	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Mar del Plata, Argentina	6th	20 km	1:31:39
1990	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Xalapa, México	7th	20 km	1:28:21
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	DNF	50 km	—
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	23rd	50 km	4:13:38

While living in Bethesda, Maryland, Schueler assisted in founding Potomac Valley Track Club, and its annual race walker of the year award is named after him in commemoration for the work he did for them.

External links

• Carl Schueler at World Athletics
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carl Schueler". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.