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Hans Woellke
Woellke at the 1936 Olympics
Personal information
Born18 February 1911
Bischofsburg, German Empire
Died22 March 1943 (aged 32)
near Khatyn, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight105 kg (231 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventShot put
ClubPSV Berlin
Achievements and titles
Personal best16.60 m (1936)[1]
Medal record
Representing Germany Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1936 Berlin Shot put
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1938 Paris Shot put

Hans-Otto Woellke (18 February 1911 – 22 March 1943) was a Nazi 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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  1. ^ Hans Woellke. trackfield.brinkster.net
  2. ^ "Hans Woellke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  3. ^ Genocide Policy, khatyn.by
  4. ^ "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.