Paul Nitz is a Paralympic athlete from the United States competing mainly in category T52 sprint events.
Paul has competed in five Paralympics, winning four gold medals and one bronze. His first games came in 1992, where he was part of the American TW1-2 4 × 100 m relay team that set a new world record on the way to winning the gold medal, winning the individual 100m in a new Paralympic record as well as competing in the 200m and 400m. In his home games in 1996, he again competed in the 100m, 200m and 400m, setting a new world record in the 100m to win his second gold medal at the distance. A third 100m gold came in 2000 Summer Paralympics, where he also finished sixth in the 200m. His fourth games in 2004 Summer Paralympics were the first time Paul had been beaten in a Paralympic 100m final, only managing a sixth. He also failed to make the final in both the 200m and 400m.
After missing out on making the 2008 Beijing Paralympics, Paul came back in 2012 with sights on more medals and records. At the Swiss Championships in May 2012, he broke the world record twice in two separate competitions. His best time was 16.73 seconds. He finished the 2012 season with a bronze medal.[1]