Georg von Braun

Georg von Braun

Personal information
Born	21 March 1886 Istrum, Sweden
Died	23 August 1972 (aged 86) Täby, Stockholm, Sweden
Sport
Sport	Horse riding
Club	A7 IF, Visby
Medal record Representing Sweden Olympic Games 1920 Antwerp Team eventing 1924 Paris Team jumping

Georg Gustaf Wilhelm von Braun (21 March 1886 – 23 August 1972) was a Swedish horse rider who competed in the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1920 he and his horse Diana finished eighth in the individual eventing competition and won a gold medal with the Swedish eventing team. Four years later he finished 19th in the individual jumping and was a member of the gold medal-winning Swedish team. He did not receive any medal for that at the time, but is listed as a gold medalist for that too on IOC's site.

Von Braun began his military training in 1904, and after 1906 served with the Gotland Artillery Corps. In 1920–21 he briefly worked as an Honorary Attaché at the Swedish Embassy in London. In 1930, being a captain, he was transferred to Karlsborg Artillery Regiment, and in 1933 to the Göta Artillery Regiment. He was a major then. In 1942 he joined Stockholm Anti-Aircraft Regiment and retired as a colonel in 1950. His son Detlow von Braun became an Olympic sailor.

External links

• Georg von Braun at Olympedia
• Georg von Braun at Olympics.com
• Georg von Braun at the Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (in Swedish) (English translation)