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Peter Gottwald Jr.

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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

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

Biography

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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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