Peter Kohnke (9 October 1941 – 3 April 1975) was a German sports shooter. He won a gold medal in the

50 metre rifle prone 50 meter rifle prone (formerly known as one of four free rifle disciplines) is an International Shooting Sport Federation event consisting of 60 shots from the prone position with a .22 Long Rifle (5.6 mm) caliber rifle. The sport is base ...

event at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar ...

in Rome. He also competed at the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Mexico 1968 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 October 1968, in Mexico City, Mexico. These were the first Ol ...

. He died in a traffic accident, aged 33.

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1941 births 1975 deaths Sportspeople from Königsberg German male sport shooters ISSF rifle shooters Olympic shooters for the United Team of Germany Olympic shooters for West Germany Olympic gold medalists for the United Team of Germany Olympic medalists in shooting Shooters at the 1960 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1968 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics 20th-century German sportsmen {{Germany-sportshooting-bio-stub