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Julius Braathe
Personal information
Born(1877-03-04)4 March 1877
Trøgstad, Norway
Died18 July 1914(1914-07-18) (aged 37)
Kolbotnvannet, Norway
Sport
SportSports shooting
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1908 London Team free rifle
Intercalated Games
Silver medal – second place 1906 Athens Team rifle, standing

Julius "Jul" Braathe (4 March 1877 – 8 July 1914) was a Norwegian rifle shooter who competed in the early 20th century. Braathe won the gold medal with the Norwegian free rifle team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. He also competed at the 1906 Intercalated Games and the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1] He died in a drowning accident, at only 40 years old.

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Julius Braathe". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2014.