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Friedrich Traun

1876 - 1908

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Friedrich Adolf "Fritz" Traun (29 March 1876 – 11 July 1908) was a German athlete and tennis player. Born into a wealthy family, he participated in the 1896 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal in men's doubles. He committed suicide after being accused of fathering a child out of wedlock. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Friedrich Traun is the 100th most popular athlete (up from 134th in 2019), the 2,292nd most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,735th in 2019) and the 5th most popular German Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Friedrich Traun ranks 100 out of 6,025. Before him are Jüri Lossmann, Charles Greene, Fernando, Eddie Eagan, Ken Matthews, and Valeriy Brumel. After him are Inese Jaunzeme, David Jacobs, Roman Steinberg, Myer Prinstein, Harry Babcock, and John Taylor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1876, Friedrich Traun ranks 79. Before him are Julio González, Roman Malinovsky, Josef Hofmann, William Ernest, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Franz Schlegelberger, and Henri Winkelman. After him are Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, Ivane Javakhishvili, Vladimir Nazor, Ignaz Seipel, Claude Farrère, and Raymond Duchamp-Villon. Among people deceased in 1908, Friedrich Traun ranks 38. Before him are Enomoto Takeaki, Herman Snellen, Henry Bird, Dersu Uzala, Andrew Graham, and Eduard Zeller. After him are John Taylor, Antoine Béchamp, Ludovic Halévy, Ouida, Qasim Amin, and Sidney Paget.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Friedrich Traun ranks 2,293 out of 7,253. Before him are Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel (1809), Heinrich Christian Schumacher (1780), Michael Maestlin (1550), Jordan of Saxony (1190), Klaus Allofs (1956), and Max Morlock (1925). After him are Fredrik Barth (1928), Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen (1694), Erich Topp (1914), Josef Bürckel (1895), Philip, Elector Palatine (1448), and Karl Mauss (1898).

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Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Friedrich Traun ranks 5. Before him are Luz Long (1913), Marita Koch (1957), Fritz Hofmann (1871), and Dora Ratjen (1918). After him are Klaus Wolfermann (1946), Karl Hein (1908), Gisela Mauermayer (1913), Karin Balzer (1938), Annelie Ehrhardt (1950), Tilly Fleischer (1911), and Rosemarie Ackermann (1952).

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