Hans Woellke
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)[1] |
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.[2]
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.[3][4]
References
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- ^ 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 or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
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