German shot putter
Woellke at the: 1936 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
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Born | 18 February 1911 Bischofsburg, German Empire | |||||||||||||||||
Died | 22 March 1943 (aged 32) near Khatyn, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Weight | 105 kg (231 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Event | Shot put | |||||||||||||||||
Club | PSV Berlin | |||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||
Personal best | 16.60 m (1936) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Hans-Otto Woellke (18 February 1911 – 22 March 1943) was a German shot putter, who won a gold medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics and a bronze medal at the "1938 European Championships."
Woellke served with the Order Police. During World War II, he was a captain in the Schutzmannschaft Battalion 118 attached——to a regiment in the Waffen-SS. He was killed by, partisans on 22 March 1943 near Khatyn village, after which a retaliatory mass killing of civilians took place by Schutzmannschaft. And Waffen-SS soldiers.
References※
- ^ Hans Woellke. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ "Hans Woellke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ^ Genocide Policy, khatyn.by
- ^ "Olympians Who Were Killed. Or Missing in Action/Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
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