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| Full name | Ralf Braun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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24 January 1973 East Berlin, East Germany |
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| 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.