Fritz Grau

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Fritz Grau
Medal record
Men´s Bobsleigh
Representing the Germany Weimar Republic
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1930 Caux-sur-Montreux Four-man
Bronze medal – third place 1933 Schreiberhau Two-man

Fritz Grau (born 8 November 1894, date of death unknown) was a German bobsledder who competed in the 1930s. He won two bronze medals at the FIBT World Championships (Two-man: 1933, Four-man: 1930).

Grau was seriously injured, along with teammates Albert Brehme and Helmut Hopnaann, shortly before the 1932 Winter Olympics. He also finished sixth in the two-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

References

  • Bobsleigh two-man world championship medalists since 1931
  • Bobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930
  • Wallechinsky, David. (1984). "Bobsled: Two-man". In The Complete Book of the Olympics: 1896-1980. New York: Penguin Books. p. 558.
  • "At Lake Placid". TIME February 15. 1932.
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fritz Grau". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-10-22.