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