Enrico Forcella (bronze, aged 52) and Peter Kohnke (gold, aged 18) at the 1960 Olympics
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Nickname(s) | Pompon | |||||||||
Born |
Königsberg, East Prussia |
9 October 1941|||||||||
Died | 3 April 1975 Bremervörde, Germany |
(aged 33)|||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | |||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||
Sport | Shooting | |||||||||
Club | SG Bremervörde | |||||||||
Medal record
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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. He also competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics. He died in a traffic accident, aged 33.