Dan Kotter

Dan Kotter is an American paralympic archer.[1] He participated at the 1964 Summer Paralympics.[2]

Dan Kotter
Sport
Country United States
SportArchery
Medal record
Representing  United States
Paralympic Games
Archery
Gold medal – first place1964 TokyoColumbia round open
Gold medal – first place1964 TokyoColumbia round team open

Biography

Kotter was the son of Glenn Kotter.[3] He graduated at a high school in 1960, in which Kotter attended at the University of Illinois.[3] He served as a team manager at the Mount Vernon Senior High School.[3] Kotter lived in Mount Vernon, Indiana during the Paralympic Games,[3] being 21 years old.[4] He also contracted polio, when Kotter was at least one year old.[1] He participated at the 1964 Summer Paralympics, with participating in the archery competition at the Paralympic Games.[5] Kotter was awarded the gold medal in the Columbia round open event.[2] He scored 586 points.[5] Kotter also participated in the Columbia round team open event along with archers, Bob Hawkes and George Pasipanki, being awarded the gold medal.[5] His team scored 1706 points.[5]

References
  1. "Yankees Roll To Paralympic Championship". The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. November 13, 1964. p. 35. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. closed access
  2. "D. Kotter". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  3. "Ex-Mt. V. Resident Wins 3 Medals In Paralympics". Mt. Vernon Register-News. Mt. Vernon, Illinois. December 3, 1964. p. 15. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. closed access
  4. Carter, Joe (November 3, 1964). "66 Wheelchair Athletes on Way to Tokyo Games". The Honolulu Advertiser. Honolulu, Hawaii. p. 28. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  5. "Tokyo 1964 Paralympic Games Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
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