Peter Gottwald Jr.

Peter Gottwald Jr. is an American paralympian athlete competing mainly in category T13 middle distance events.

Peter Gottwald Jr.
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing  United States
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing 800m
Parapan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Rio de Janeiro 800m

Biography

He competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. There he finished fifth in the men's 800 meters - T13 event and finished eighth in the men's 1,500 meters - T13 event. He also competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There he won a silver medal in the men's 800 meters - T13 event, finished tenth in the men's 1,500 meters - T13 event and went out in the first round of the men's 5,000 meters - T13 event

In 2003, he graduated from California High School.

Gottwald graduated from West Chester University in Pennsylvania with a teaching degree in the field of health and physical education.

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