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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.[2]

Hans Woellke

Woellke at the 1936 Olympics
Personal information
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(s)	Shot put
Club	PSV Berlin
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	16.60 m (1936)[1]
Medal record Representing Germany Olympic Games 1936 Berlin Shot put European Championships 1938 Paris Shot put

Woellke served with the Berlin Police force. During World War II, he was a captain in the Security Police attached to a regiment in the Waffen SS. He was killed by partisans on 22 March 1943 near Khatyn village, which caused a notorious mass killing of inhabitants of Khatyn.[3][4]

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- [en] Hans Woellke

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[fr] Hans Woellke

Hans Otto Woellke, né le 18 février 1911 à Bischofsburg en Prusse-Orientale et décédé le 22 mars 1943 lors d'une attaque de partisans près de Minsk en Biélorussie, est un athlète allemand. Aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 1936 à Berlin, il remporta le lancer du poids, devenant le premier athlète allemand à remporter une médaille d'or olympique.

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[it] Hans Woellke

Hans-Otto Woellke (Biskupiec, 18 febbraio 1911 – Chatyn', 22 marzo 1943) è stato un pesista tedesco.

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[ru] Вёльке, Ханс

Ханс Отто Вёльке (нем. Hans Otto Woellke; 18 февраля 1911, Бишофсбург, Германская империя, Бискупец — 22 марта 1943, Хатынь, Логойский район, Белорусская ССР, СССР) — немецкий легкоатлет, чемпион летних Олимпийских игр 1936 года в Берлине по толканию ядра. Офицер нацистской полиции. Связан с уничтожением д. Хатынь.

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