A doubles specialist noted for his ability to "cut off" the shuttle in the forecourt, Braun won the gold medal at the
1972 and
1974 European Badminton Championships in men's doubles with
Roland Maywald. They also won a bronze medal in
1972 Munich Olympic Games when badminton was played as a demonstration sport and reached the semifinal of the
All-England Championships on three occasions. He also won the
U.S. Open men's doubles title in 1976 with Maywald. Braun won the
German national men's doubles title five times, four times with Maywald and once with Franz Beinvogel. ==References==