Heinrich Custom
Heinrich Brauch (born August 23, 1896 in Chemin , Austria-Hungary , today the Czech Republic , † April 16, 1965 in Hamburg ) was a German marathon runner .
In 1932 in Hanover he was German marathon champion in 2:41:35 h. Due to the global economic crisis, he could not be sent to the Olympic Games in Los Angeles; instead he came second in the Košice marathon .
At the German Championships in Cologne in 1933 he competed against Paul de Bruyn , who started at the Olympics because he lives in the USA; Brauch defended his title with his personal best of 2:35:46 h, ahead of Franz Zeilhofer (2:37:45 h) and de Bruyn (2:39:57 h).
In 1934 he became Brandenburg Champion and won again at the German Championships in Nuremberg on a short distance in 2:36:12 h. At the European Athletics Championships in Turin he was fifth in 2:58:41 h.
In 1935 in Berlin he was German champion for the fourth time in a row in 2:39:20 h.
Heinrich Brauch was a police master by profession and started for the police SV Berlin .
literature
- Karl Lennartz : marathon run. Part 3. Verlag Werbung UM Sport, Lohmar 2007, ISBN 978-3-9811512-1-3 , p. 1103 f.
Web links
- Heinrich Brauch in the trackfield.brinkster.net database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Custom, Heinrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German marathon runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 23, 1896 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chemin , Austria-Hungary |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 16, 1965 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |