Bernhard Rudolf Britz (27 March 1906 – 31 May 1935) was a Swedish

road racing cyclist Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most comm ...

who won bronze medals in the individual and team road races at the

1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932, in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held du ...

. Between 1927 and 1933 he won nine national titles, three individual and six in teams.Bernhard Britz
cyclingarchives.com He was also an innovator and developed a bicycle gear, though without much commercial success.
Swedish Olympic Committee He died after a collision with a truck in a cycling race in 1935.

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1906 births 1935 deaths Swedish male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Sweden Cyclists at the 1932 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in cycling People from Mjölby Municipality Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics Sport deaths in Sweden Cyclists who died while racing Sportspeople from Östergötland County 20th-century Swedish sportsmen {{sweden-Olympic-medalist-stub