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| Born | Jerzy Walerian Braun 13 April 1911 Bromberg, Western Prussia,German Empire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 March 1968(1968-03-08) (aged 56) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | BTW, Bydgoszcz WTW, Warszawa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jerzy Walerian Braun (13 April 1911 – 8 March 1968) was a Polishrower who competed in the1932 Summer Olympics and in the1936 Summer Olympics.
Braun was born in Bromberg in Western Prussia in 1911; the town was renamedBydgoszcz when it became part of Poland.[1]
He won the silver medal as member of the Polish boat in the coxed pairs competition as well as the bronze medal as member of the Polish boat in the coxed fours competition. Four years later he was part of the Polish boat which was eliminated in therepechage of thecoxed pair event.[1]
During World War II he fought in thePolish Armed Forces in the West as an officer in theSecond Polish Army Corps.[2] After the war Braun moved to England where he died aged 56 on 8 March 1968 atCrawley, he is buried at Snell Hatch Cemetery inWest Green.[2]
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