Peter Kohnke
German sport shooter (1941–1975)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Peter Kohnke (9 October 1941 – 3 April 1975) was a German sports shooter. He won a gold medal in the 50 metre rifle prone event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.[1] He also competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics. He died in a traffic accident, aged 33.
Nickname
PomponBorn9 October 1941
Died3 April 1975 (aged 33)
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Enrico Forcella (bronze, aged 52) and Peter Kohnke (gold, aged 18) at the 1960 Olympics | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nickname | Pompon | |||||||||||
| Born | 9 October 1941 | |||||||||||
| Died | 3 April 1975 (aged 33) | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Shooting | |||||||||||
| Club | SG Bremervörde | |||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||
