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