Dan Kotter

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

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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]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "D. Kotter". International Paralympic Committee . Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "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 logo transparent.svg
  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 logo PLoS transparent.svg
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