Gregor Braun is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer from Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

, who was a professional rider from 1977 to 1989. He represented West Germany

West Germany

West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....

 at the 1976 Summer Olympics

1976 Summer Olympics

The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...

 in Montreal, Canada, where he won the gold medal in the men's individual pursuit, defeating Holland's Herman Ponsteen

Herman Ponsteen

Herman Ponsteen is a retired track cyclist from the Netherlands, who represented his native country twice at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1972 . Four years later he won the silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, in the Men's 4.000m Individual...

. Braun also captured the gold in the Men's Team Pursuit in Montreal, alongside Peter Vonhof

Peter Vonhof

Peter Vonhof is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer from Germany, who represented West Germany at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. There he won the gold medal in the Men's Team Pursuit, alongside Gregor Braun, Hans Lutz and Günther Schumacher.-References:*...

, Hans Lutz

Hans Lutz

Hans Lutz is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer from Germany, who represented West Germany at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. There he won the gold medal in the Men's Team Pursuit, alongside Gregor Braun, Peter Vonhof and Günther Schumacher...

 and Günther Schumacher

Günther Schumacher

Günther Schumacher is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer born in East Germany, who was a professional rider from 1977 to 1984...

. The West German Olympic track team for 1976 was managed by Gustav Killian. After winning gold Braun turned professional, riding mostly on the road, and a few six-day races.

Teams

• 1977: Peugeot-Esso-Michelin (France)
• 1978: Peugeot-Esso-Michelin (France)
• 1979: Peugeot-Esso-Michelin (France)
• 1980: Sanson (Italy)
• 1981: Famcucine (Italy)
• 1981: Safir-Galli-Ludo (Belgium)
• 1982: Capri Sonne (Belgium)
• 1983: Vivi-Benotto (Italy)
• 1984: La Redoute-Motobécane (France)
• 1985: Ceramiche Ariostea (Italy)
• 1986: Murella-Fanini (Italy)
• 1987: AD Renting-IOC (Belgium)
• 1988: Boccaccio Life-La William (Belgium)
• 1989: Titanbonifica-Viscontea (Italy)