Hanns Braun Explained

Hanns Braun
Birth Date:26 October 1886
Birth Place:Munich, Germany
Death Date:9 October 1918 (aged 31)
Death Place:Nr. Fonsomme, Aisne, France
Sport:Athletics
Event:400/800 metres
Club:Münchner SC
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Hans Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Braun (26 October 1886 – 9 October 1918) was a German athlete.[1] [2]

Biography

He was born in Wernfels (today Spalt) and died near Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France as fighter-pilot in an airplane-crash in World War I.[3]

He won the bronze medal in the men's 800 metres race at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London with a time of 1:55.2, which was .8 seconds faster than the previous Olympic record but 3 seconds slower than the time of Mel Sheppard, the winner of the race—his semifinal time had been 1:58.0.

Braun was also a member of the silver medal German medley relay team. He ran the final 800 metres of the 1600 metre race, following Arthur Hoffmann, Hans Eicke, and Otto Trieloff. The team had an easy time defeating the Dutch squad in the first round, finishing in a time of 3:43.2. The final was a more difficult race, however, and the Germans never had a chance of catching the Americans. The first three runners found themselves in third place, and Braun began his leg five yards behind the Hungarian runner. He was able to catch up and pass Ödön Bodor, however, giving the Germans a second-place victory of a tenth of a second at 3:32.4.

Braun also ran in the 1500 metres. He placed third in his first round (semifinal) heat with a time of 4:18.2 and did not advance to the final.

Braun was a three time winner of the British AAA Championships.[4] He won the British 880 yards title at the 1909 AAA Championships,[5] [6] the 1911 AAA Championships[7] [8] and the 1912 AAA Championships.[9] [10]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hanns Braun . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417080324/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/br/hanns-braun-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 3 August 2015 . Sports Reference.
  2. Web site: Hanns Braun . Olympedia . 6 March 2021.
  3. Web site: Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055433/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 . dead . 17 April 2020 . 3 August 2015 . Sports Reference.
  4. Web site: AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists . National Union of Track Statisticians . 24 October 2024.
  5. News: Athletics . Leicester Daily Post . 5 July 1909 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 12 September 2024.
  6. News: AAA Championships . Manchester Courier . 5 July 1909 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 24 October 2024.
  7. News: Amateur Athletic Championship . Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette . 3 July 1911 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 1 November 2024 .
  8. News: AAA Champions . Sporting Life . 3 July 1911 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 1 November 2024 .
  9. News: Athletic Championship . Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer . 24 June 1912 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 2 November 2024 .
  10. News: Amateur Athletic Championship . Leicester Evening Mail . 24 June 1912 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 15 November 2024 .

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