Anton Braun (born 28 April 1990) is a German

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. He competed at the

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in the Men's Pair event together with his teammate Felix Drahotta. They finished first in the B finals, earning them seventh place overall. At the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

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, he competed in the men's coxless four. The German team finished in 12th place. Braun man his international debut in 2008, and his senior international debut in 2010. In 2008, he was part of German junior men's 4 that won the bronze medal at the Junior World Championships. The year after he was part of the German men's four that won bronze at the U-23 World Championship. In 2010, Braun was part of the men's eight that won the U-23 World Championship. In 2011, Braun and Bastian Bechler won bronze in the men's pair at the U-23 World Championship. In senior competition, Braun was part of the German men's eight who won the European Championship in 2013. That year, the team also came second at the

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. In 2014, Braun and Bechler won the bronze medal in the men's pair at the

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. In 2015, Braun was part of the German men's eight that won the

and came second at the

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* * * * 1990 births Living people German male rowers Olympic rowers for Germany Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for Germany European Rowing Championships medalists Rowers from Berlin {{Germany-rowing-bio-stub