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


Biography

He competed in the
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. 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 The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China, from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was ...
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. 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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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gottwald, Peter Jr. Paralympic track and field athletes for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic silver medalists for the United States Living people West Chester University alumni Year of birth missing (living people) Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) American male middle-distance runners Medalists at the 2007 Parapan American Games 21st-century American sportsmen Parapan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Parapan American Games bronze medalists for the United States