Jerzy Walerian Braun (13 April 1911 – 8 March 1968) was a Polish

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who competed in the

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and in the

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. Braun was born in Bromberg in Western Prussia in 1911; the town was renamed

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when it became part of Poland. 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

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of the coxed pair event. During World War II he fought in the

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as an officer in the Second Polish Army Corps. After the war Braun moved to England where he died aged 56 on 8 March 1968 at

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, he is buried at Snell Hatch Cemetery in West Green.

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1911 births 1968 deaths Olympic rowers for Poland Olympic medalists in rowing Olympic silver medalists for Poland Olympic bronze medalists for Poland Sportspeople from Bydgoszcz Rowers from Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship Polish Army officers Polish military personnel of World War II Polish male rowers Rowers at the 1932 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics Polish emigrants to the United Kingdom European Rowing Championships medalists 20th-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-rowing-bio-stub