Hans Woellke

Hans Woellke

Woellke at the 1936 Olympics
Personal information
Born	18 February 1911 Bischofsburg, Germany
Died	22 March 1943 (aged 32) near Minsk, Belarus
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 Competitor for Germany Olympic Games 1936 Berlin Shot put European Championships 1938 Paris Shot put

Hans-Otto Woellke (born 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 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]

References

1. Hans Woellke. trackfield.brinkster.net
2. "Hans Woellke". Sports Reference. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
3. Genocide Policy, khatyn.by