Personal Life
Born in Meissen in Saxony, he took on pistol shooting in 1977 and was eventually trained at the East German national shooting arena in Suhl, Thuringia. He has on several occasions been voted the athlete of the year in Thuringia. He now lives in nearby Stockheim, Bavaria. His wife, Anke Völker-Schumann is also a shooter; she joined Ralf in competing at the 1988, 1996, and 2000 Olympics.
| Olympic results | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 |
| 25 metre rapid fire pistol | 2 ! Silver 597+99 |
1 ! Gold 594+195+96 |
1 ! Gold 596+102.0 |
5th 584+99.3 |
1 ! Gold 592+102.9 |
2 ! Silver 579+200.5 |
16th 577 |
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