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Also known as Friedrich Adolf Traun

German tennis player (1876-1908)

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Key facts

Full name
Friedrich Adolf Traun
Country sports
German Empire
Born
( 1876-03-29 ) 29 March 1876, Wandsbek , German Empire
Died
11 July 1908 (1908-07-11) (aged 32), Wandsbek, German Empire

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Instance of
human
Given name
Friedrich
Gender
male
Citizenship
German Empire
Place of birth
Wandsbek
Place of death
Hamburg
Occupation
sprinter
Educated at
TU Dresden
Languages spoken
German
Sport
tennis
Country for sport
Germany
Image
Albert Meyer 7 Olympia 1896.jpg
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date of birth
1876-03-29
date of death
1908-07-11
manner of death
Suicide
Commons category
Friedrich Traun
birth name
Friedrich Adolph Traun
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Encyclopedic overview

Friedrich Adolf "Fritz" Traun (29 March 1876 – 11 July 1908) was a German athlete and tennis player. Born into a wealthy family, he participated in the 1896 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal in men's doubles. He committed suicide after being accused of fathering a child out of wedlock.

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