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Marie Braun

1911 - 1982

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Maria "Marie" Johanna Philipsen-Braun (22 June 1911 – 23 June 1982), also known as Zus Braun, was a Dutch swimmer. She competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam and in 1932 in Los Angeles, winning a gold medal in the 100 m backstroke and a silver in the 400 m freestyle in 1928. She failed to reach the finals of these events at the 1932 Games due to a sudden illness during the preliminary heats. During her career Braun set six world and 25 national records. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marie Braun is the 64th most popular swimmer (down from 39th in 2019), the 685th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 735th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Dutch Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Marie Braun ranks 64 out of 709. Before her are Hilde Schrader, Clarke Scholes, Jeff Farrell, Emil Rausch, Åke Borg, and David Hammond. After her are Imre Zachár, Cathy Carr, Nida Senff, Ferenc Csik, Géza Kiss, and Ford Konno.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Marie Braun ranks 238. Before her are Masayuki Mori, Reg Parnell, Saalumarada Thimmakka, Michel Pécheux, Kick Smit, and Matthias Kaburek. After her are Max Gluckman, Big Joe Turner, Alberto Galateo, Leslie Graham, Luis Reyes, and Jean Shiley. Among people deceased in 1982, Marie Braun ranks 184. Before her are Josef Bradl, J. B. Kripalani, Stanisław Ostrowski, Mirabehn, Marie Rambert, and Renzo Rossellini. After her are Palden Thondup Namgyal, Ngaio Marsh, Jimmy McGrory, Firaq Gorakhpuri, Yuen Ren Chao, and Ricardo Pérez Godoy.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Marie Braun ranks 685 out of 1,646. Before her are Estella Agsteribbe (1909), Bep Voskuijl (1919), Wim Jonk (1966), C. B. van Niel (1897), Carice van Houten (1976), and Kick Smit (1911). After her are Theo Heemskerk (1852), Charles of Mount Argus (1821), Pim Doesburg (1943), Reinier Nooms (1623), Kees van Ierssel (1945), and Willeke Alberti (1945).

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Among SWIMMERS In Netherlands

Among swimmers born in Netherlands, Marie Braun ranks 4. Before her are Rie Mastenbroek (1919), Willy den Ouden (1918), and Gérard Blitz (1901). After her are Nida Senff (1920), Tini Wagner (1919), Ada Kok (1947), Nel van Vliet (1926), Maria Vierdag (1905), Pieter van den Hoogenband (1978), Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher (1925), and Inge de Bruijn (1973).

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