Peter Kohnke

{{Short description|German sport shooter (1941–1975)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox sportsperson | image = Enrico Forcella and Peter Kohnke 1960.jpg | nickname = Pompon | caption = Enrico Forcella (bronze, aged 52) and Peter Kohnke (gold, aged 18) at the 1960 Olympics | birth_date = {{birth date|1941|10|9|df=yes}} | birth_place = Königsberg, East Prussia, Nazi Germany | death_date = {{death date and age|1975|4|3|1941|10|9|df=yes}} | death_place = Bremervörde, West Germany | height = {{convert|1.78|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|72|kg|lb|abbr=on}} | sport = Shooting | club = SG Bremervörde | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry | {{EUA}} }} {{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }} {{MedalGold | 1960 Rome | 50 metre rifle prone }} }}

'''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.<ref name=sports-ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ko/peter-kohnke-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417222031/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ko/peter-kohnke-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Peter Kohnke |accessdate=2 July 2010}}</ref> He also competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics. He died in a traffic accident, aged 33.

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