Willi Braun
Wilhelm "Willi" Braun (born August 2, 1944 ) is a former German badminton player . He started his career at TSV Ehmen. For this club he won two silver medals at the German junior championships in 1961, and then a year later his first national junior title. In 1964 he was Lower Saxony champion in men's doubles, in 1965 in men's singles. He won 14 Lower Saxony titles in total. In 1966 and 1967 he won four university championship titles, now already starting for VfL Wolfsburg . A year later he won his first German championship title in doubles with Franz Beinvogl from Munich. However, he celebrated his greatest successes with his subsequent doubles partner Roland Maywald . Together they won European championship gold in men's doubles in 1972 and 1974, and in 1976 it was enough for both of them to win bronze at the EM. From 1974 to 1977 both were unbeatable at German championships in doubles: they won four titles in a row during this period. With the last championship title in 1977, Willi Braun also ended his competitive sports career.
Sporting successes
| event | season | discipline | space | Surname |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| German individual championship U18 | 1960/1961 | Men's doubles | 2 | Willi Braun / Dieterich Franke (VfL Wolfsburg / TSV Ehmen) |
| German individual championship U18 | 1960/1961 | Men's singles | 2 | Willi Braun (VfL Wolfsburg) |
| German individual championship U18 | 1961/1962 | Men's doubles | 1 | Willi Braun / Dieter Franke (TSV Ehmen) |
| German individual championship | 1964/1965 | Men's doubles | 2 | Willi Braun / Dietmar Thiel (TSV Ehmen / BC Wunstorf) |
| German university championship | 1965/1966 | Men's singles | 1 | Willi Braun (PH Braunschweig) |
| German university championship | 1965/1966 | Men's doubles | 1 | Willi Braun / Detlef Würfel (PH Braunschweig) |
| German individual championship | 1965/1966 | Men's doubles | 2 | Willi Braun / Peter Kretschmer (VfL Wolfsburg) |
| German individual championship | 1965/1966 | Men's singles | 3 | Willi Braun (VfL Wolfsburg) |
| German individual championship | 1966/1967 | Men's singles | 2 | Willi Braun (VfL Wolfsburg) |
| German individual championship | 1966/1967 | Men's doubles | 2 | Willi Braun / Detlev Würfel (VfL Wolfsburg) |
| German university championship | 1966/1967 | Men's doubles | 1 | Willi Braun / Detlef Würfel (PH Braunschweig) |
| German university championship | 1966/1967 | Men's singles | 1 | Willi Braun (PH Braunschweig) |
| French Open | 1967 | Men's doubles | 1 | Willi Braun / Detlef Würfel |
| German individual championship | 1967/1968 | Men's doubles | 1 | Franz Beinvogl / Willi Braun ( MTV Munich 1879 / VfL Wolfsburg ) |
| German individual championship | 1967/1968 | Men's singles | 3 | Willi Braun (VfL Wolfsburg) |
| European Championship | 1968 | Men's doubles | 3 | Franz Beinvogl / Willi Braun |
| German individual championship | 1970/1971 | Men's doubles | 2 | Willi Braun / Roland Maywald (VfL Wolfsburg / 1st BC Beuel) |
| All of England | 1971 | Men's doubles | 3 | Willi Braun / Roland Maywald |
| German individual championship | 1971/1972 | Men's doubles | 2 | Willi Braun / Roland Maywald (VfL Wolfsburg / 1st BC Beuel) |
| European Championship | 1972 | Men's doubles | 1 | Willi Braun / Roland Maywald |
| European Championship | 1974 | Men's doubles | 1 | Willi Braun / Roland Maywald |
| German Open | 1974/1975 | Men's doubles | 3 | Willi Braun / Roland Maywald |
| German individual championship | 1974/1975 | Men's doubles | 1 | Willi Braun / Roland Maywald (VfL Wolfsburg / 1st BC Beuel) |
| All of England | 1975 | Men's doubles | 3 | Willi Braun / Roland Maywald |
| German individual championship | 1975/1976 | Men's doubles | 1 | Willi Braun / Roland Maywald (VfL Wolfsburg / 1st BC Beuel) |
| All of England | 1976 | Men's doubles | 3 | Willi Braun / Roland Maywald |
| European Championship | 1976 | Men's doubles | 3 | Willi Braun / Roland Maywald |
| German individual championship | 1973/1974 | Men's doubles | 1 | Willi Braun / Roland Maywald (VfL Wolfsburg / 1st BC Beuel ) |
| German individual championship | 1976/1977 | Men's doubles | 1 | Willi Braun / Roland Maywald (VfL Wolfsburg / 1st BC Beuel) |
Further awards
literature
- Martin Knupp: German Badminton Almanac. Self-published, German Badminton Association, 2003.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Braun, Willi |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Braun, Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German badminton player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 2, 1944 |