Bernhard Britz

Bernhard Rudolf Britz (27 March 1906 – 31 May 1935) was a Swedish road racing cyclist who won bronze medals in the individual and team road races at the 1932 Summer Olympics. Between 1927 and 1933 he won nine national titles, three individual and six in teams.^[1] He was also an innovator and developed a bicycle gear, though without much commercial success.^[2]

Bernhard Britz

Personal information
Born	(1906-03-27)27 March 1906 Skänninge, Sweden
Died	31 May 1935(1935-05-31) (aged 29) Västra Götaland, Sweden
Sport
Sport	Cycling
Club	IF Thor SK Fryrishof IFK Enskede, Stockholm
Medal record Representing SWE Olympic Games 1932 Los Angeles Ind. road race 1932 Los Angeles Team road race
Updated on 7 June 2014

He died after a collision with a truck in a cycling race in 1935.^[3]