| Personal information | |
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| Born | (1955-12-31)31 December 1955 (age 69) Neustadt an der Weinstraße,West Germany |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline |
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| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1977–1979 | Peugeot–Esso–Michelin |
| 1980 | Sanson–Campagnolo |
| 1981 | Famcucine–Campagnolo |
| 1982 | Capri Sonne–Campagnolo–Merckx |
| 1983 | Vivi–Benotto |
| 1984 | La Redoute |
| 1985 | Ariostea–Oece |
| 1986 | Murella–Fanini |
| 1987 | AD Renting–Fangio–IOC–MBK |
| 1988 | Boccaccio Life–La William |
| 1989 | Titanbonifica–Benotto |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Medal record | |
Gregor Braun (German pronunciation:[ˈɡʁeːɡoːɐ̯ˈbʁaʊn]ⓘ; born 31 December 1955) is a retiredtrack cyclist androad bicycle racer from Germany, who was a professional rider from 1977 to 1989 and who became a multiple Olympic Gold medaillist and track world champion. his profession was a locksmith.[1]
He representedWest Germany at the1976 Summer Olympics inMontreal, Canada, where he won the gold medal in both the men'sindividual pursuit and in theteam pursuit withPeter Vonhof,Hans Lutz andGünther Schumacher, corroborating their win a year before, also as amateurs, with capturing the gold in the men's team pursuit in the1975 world championships inMontreal.[2] The West German Olympic track team for 1976 was managed by former track championGustav Kilian.In 1977 Braun turned professional, riding mostly on the road and proving himself a capable rider on the road by winning,inter alia, theGiro di Sardegna (1983, 1980), the 14th stage of the1983 Giro d'Italia,Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne (1982), theTre Valli Varesine (1981),Milano–Vignola (1981), theDeutschland Tour (1980), theTour d'Indre-et-Loire (1979), the thenRund um den Henninger-Turm, three national road championships (1983, 1980, 1978) and ending on the podium in the1982 Paris–Roubaix, the 1982Amstel Gold Race and the 1978Tour of Flanders.
On the track as a professional, Braun became world champion in the (then) 5k pursuit in the1977 world championships and the1978 track world championships and won bronze in this discipline in1985. Furthermore, he won the 1979 European championshipsmadison (withPatrick Sercu). Additionally, Braun started in 44 (mostly German)six-day races, 4 to 6 per season, resulting in 11 wins, withPatrick Sercu (4 wins),René Pijnen (4×),Dietrich Thurau (2×) andGert Frank (1×) and proving himself very well able to win these races when coupled with a top six-days rider.
In 2023, Braun was found guilty ofchild sexual abuse and sentenced to thirty-three months in prison.[3]
Road race, National Road Championships
OverallTour d'Indre-et-LoireRoad race, National Road Championships OverallDeutschland Tour
OverallGiro di SardegnaRoad race, National Road Championships OverallGiro di Sardegna Madison Individual pursuit
Individual pursuit,European Junior Track Championships
Team pursuit,UCI Amateur Track World Championships Individual pursuit Madison Individual pursuit MadisonIndividual pursuit,UCI Track World ChampionshipsIndividual pursuit,UCI Track World Championships
Madison (withPatrick Sercu),European Track Championships Madison (withHenry Rinklin), National Track Championships
Individual pursuit,UCI Track World Championships
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| Preceded by | German Sportsman of the Year 1976 | Succeeded by |
