Hans Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Braun (26 October 1886 – 9 October 1918) was a German athlete.

Biography

He was born in ''Wernfels'' (today Spalt) and died near

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as fighter-pilot in an airplane-crash in

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. He won the

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in the men's 800 metres race at the

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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 Melvin Whinfield "Peerless Mel" Sheppard (September 5, 1883 – January 4, 1942) was an American athlete, member of the Irish American Athletic Club, and winner of four gold medals and one silver medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1 ...

, 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

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, however, giving the Germans a second-place victory of a tenth of a second at 3:32.4. Braun also ran in the

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. 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

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. He won the British 880 yards title at the 1909 AAA Championships, the 1911 AAA Championships and the 1912 AAA Championships.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Braun, Hanns 1886 births 1918 deaths German male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Germany Olympic bronze medalists for Germany German military personnel killed in World War I People from Roth (district) Athletes from Middle Franconia Sportspeople from the Kingdom of Bavaria Military personnel of Bavaria German World War I pilots Aviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents in France Luftstreitkräfte personnel Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1918 20th-century German sportsmen

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