Matthias Schumann

Matthias Schumann is a rower who competed for East Germany. He was world champion in the eight event in 1978.

In 1977, Schumann came third in the GDR national championships in a team made of rowers from SC Dynamo Berlin. Schumann won the national title in the eight in 1978. A composite team made up from the champion and vice-champion was sent to the 1978 World Rowing Championships on Lake Karapiro, New Zealand, where the team defended their title. They came fourth at the 1981 World Rowing Championships in coxless pair.