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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...
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    total medals still stands as a record medal tally for unified Germany. Hans Woellke — Athletics, Men's Shot Put Karl Hein — Athletics, Men's Hammer Throw...
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    never won the German shot put title, due to a strong competition from Hans Woellke, and placed second four times. At the 1938 European Championships, Stöck...
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    Rothert  United States František Douda  Czechoslovakia 1936 Berlin details Hans Woellke  Germany Sulo Bärlund  Finland Gerhard Stöck  Germany 1948 London details...
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    Harada  Japan 15.66 m Jack Metcalfe  Australia 15.50 m Shot put details Hans Woellke  Germany 16.20 m Sulo Bärlund  Finland 16.12 m Gerhard Stöck  Germany...
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    been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The final was won by Hans Woellke of Germany. It was Germany's first victory in the men's shot put, and...
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  • officers of Schutzmannschaft Battalion 118. Among the dead was Hauptmann Hans Woellke, the battalion's commanding officer. Battalion 118 called for help from...
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    Rothert  United States František Douda  Czechoslovakia 1936 Berlin details Hans Woellke  Germany Sulo Bärlund  Finland Gerhard Stöck  Germany 1948 London details...
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  • German-born Indologist, historian (pneumonia) (b. 1890) March 22 – Hans Woellke, German Olympic athlete (killed by partisans) (b. 1911) March 23 – Mervyn...
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  • Vasya's" partisan squad near the village of Khatyn. Partisans killed Hans Woellke, the hauptmann (captain) of the auxiliary police and commander of the...
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  • 1892) 10 March – Otto Modersohn, German painter (born 1865) 22 March – Hans Woellke, German shot putter (born 1911) 13 April – Oskar Schlemmer, German painter...
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    Konstantin Smowski and Shudrya Company leaders First Company: Hauptmann Hans Woellke (leader), Vinnitsky (deputy) Second Company: Herman (leader), Franczuk...
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    orientalist and translator Ellen Tiedtke (1930–2022), German actress Hans Woellke (1911–1943), athlete and Waffen-SS captain Tadeusz Żuralski [pl] (1894–1940)...
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  • Rothert  United States František Douda  Czechoslovakia 1936 Berlin details Hans Woellke  Germany Sulo Bärlund  Finland Gerhard Stöck  Germany 1948 London details...
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    Belarusian partisans on 22 March 1943, killing the company commander, Captain Hans Woellke, and three Ukrainian members of the Battalion 118 protection team. On...
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  • out of the car, Hans Woellke, the Hauptmann of the auxiliary police and commander of the battalion's first company, was killed. Woellke was well known...
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  • the LSSAH (branch: Panzertruppe) KIA 8 August 1944 311623 October 1936 Hans Woellke Commander of Schutzmannschaft Battalion 118. Killed in combat on 22 March...
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    first medal in the shot put and the first medal for any German since Hans Woellke's 1936 win (the last time a non-American had won). The winning margin...
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    Hart SAF 1933–34: Zygmunt Heljasz POL 1935–36: Aad de Bruyn NED 1937: Hans Woellke GER 1938: Angiolo Profeti ITA 1939: Aad de Bruyn NED 1946–59 1946: Aad...
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    Tilly Fleischer 1932 Los Angeles Athletics Women's javelin throw  Gold Hans Woellke 1936 Berlin Athletics Men's shot put  Gold Karl Hein 1936 Berlin Athletics...
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  • Harada  Japan 15.66 m Jack Metcalfe  Australia 15.50 m Shot put details Hans Woellke  Germany 16.20 m Sulo Bärlund  Finland 16.12 m Gerhard Stöck  Germany...
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  • 01 6 József Darányi  Hungary 14.86 7 Zygmunt Heljasz  Poland 14.78 8 Hans Woellke  Germany 14.67 9 Clément Duhour  France 14.07 10 Jules Noël  France 14...
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  • Adolf Hitler congratulated German gold medalists Tilly Fleischer and Hans Woellke, then invited all three Finnish medalists in the 10,000 metres to his...
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    topped the world list at 16.60 m (54 ft 5+1⁄2 in), ahead of Germany's Hans Woellke and Lyman. With the Olympic Games in Berlin less than a year away, he...
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    inductee; in Richmond, London (accidentally electrocuted, 1976) Died: Hans Woellke, 32, German track athlete and 1936 Olympic gold medalist, was killed...
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  • Hart SAF 1933–34: Zygmunt Heljasz POL 1935–36: Aad de Bruyn NED 1937: Hans Woellke GER 1938: Angiolo Profeti ITA 1939: Aad de Bruyn NED 1946–59 1946: Aad...
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  • Gold Aleksander Kreek  Estonia Silver Gerhard Stöck  Germany Bronze Hans Woellke  Germany...
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    details  Aleksander Kreek (EST) 15.83 m CR  Gerhard Stöck (GER) 15.59 m  Hans Woellke (GER) 15.52 m Discus throw details  Willy Schröder (GER) 49.70 m  Giorgio...
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    World record  Charlie Fonville (USA) 17.68 Lawrence, United States 17 April 1948 Olympic record  Hans Woellke (GER) 16.20 Berlin, Germany 2 August 1936...
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  • Douda (TCH) 1938 Paris details  Aleksander Kreek (EST)  Gerhard Stöck (GER)  Hans Woellke (GER) 1946 Oslo details  Gunnar Huseby (ISL)  Dmitriy Goryainov (URS)...
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