Hans Woellke

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Olympic medal record
Men's Athletics
Gold 1936 Berlin Shot put

Hans Otto Woellke (born February 18, 1911 in Bischofsburg, Ermland – March 26, 1943 in Guba) was a German athlete who competed mainly in the shot put. He won the gold medal in the men's shot put competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany.

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Olympic champions in men's shot put
1896: Robert Garrett • 1900: Richard Sheldon • 1904: Ralph Rose • 1906: Martin Sheridan • 1908: Ralph Rose • 1912: Patrick McDonald • 1920: Ville Pörhölä • 1924: Clarence Houser • 1928: John Kuck • 1932: Leo Sexton • 1936: Hans Woellke • 1948: Wilbur Thompson • 1952: Parry O'Brien • 1956: Parry O'Brien • 1960: Bill Nieder • 1964: Dallas Long • 1968: Randy Matson • 1972: Władysław Komar • 1976: Udo Beyer • 1980: Vladimir Kiselyov • 1984: Alessandro Andrei • 1988: Ulf Timmermann • 1992: Mike Stulce • 1996: Randy Barnes • 2000: Arsi Harju • 2004: Yuriy Bilonoh
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