Ralf Braun
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Full name | Ralf Braun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
East Berlin, East Germany | 24 January 1973||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Backstroke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Wasserfreunde Spandau 04, Berlin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ralf Braun (born 24 January 1973 in Berlin) is a retired backstroke swimmer from Germany, who competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 (Atlanta, Georgia).
A member of Wasserfreunde Spandau 04 he is best known for winning the gold medal at the 1999 European Swimming Championships in the men's 200 m backstroke event. He also claimed the silver medal in the 4×100 m medley relay, two years earlier, alongside Jens Kruppa, Thomas Rupprath and Christian Tröger.
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