Jerzy Braun

Jerzy Walerian Braun (13 April 1911 – 8 March 1968) was a Polish rower who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Jerzy Braun

Braun in 1932
Personal information
Birth name	Jerzy Walerian Braun
Born	13 April 1911 Bromberg, Western Prussia, German Empire
Died	8 March 1968(1968-03-08) (aged 56) Crawley, United Kingdom
Height	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Club	BTW, Bydgoszcz WTW, Warszawa
Medal record Men's rowing Representing  Poland Olympic Games 1932 Los Angeles Coxed pair 1932 Los Angeles Coxed four European Rowing Championships 1929 Bydgoszcz Coxless four 1933 Budapest Coxed pair

Braun was born in Bromberg in Western Prussia in 1911; the town was renamed Bydgoszcz 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 the repechage of the coxed pair event.[1]

During World War II he fought in the Polish Armed Forces in the West as an officer in the Second Polish Army Corps.[2] After the war Braun moved to England where he died aged 56 on 8 March 1968 at Crawley, he is buried at Snell Hatch Cemetery in West Green.[2]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jerzy Braun". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
2. "Polish group's vow over Olympic Hero – Repairs bid for grave of rowing medallist". Crawley News. East Surrey and Sussex News and Media: 6. 8 February 2012.

External links

• profile (in Polish)