Tyler Bennett

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Tyler Bennett
Personal information
Born (1992-06-27) June 27, 1992 (age 33)
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Sport
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Sport CP soccer
Medal record
CP soccer
CPISRA Football 7-a-side American Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Buenos Aires Team

Tyler Bennett (born June 27, 1992 [1] ) is an American Paralympic footballer from Akron, Ohio [2] who won a silver medal in 2010 at the 2010 CPISRA Football 7-a-side American Cup. [1] He also competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. [3] He used to attend University of Akron [4] and as of 2017 he began attending Clemson University where he joined a soccer residency program for Paralympic athletes. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Tyler Bennett". Team USA. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on February 3, 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  2. "Tyler Bennett". US Soccer. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  3. "UA's Tyler Bennett reaching for the gold at 2016 Paralympic Games". University of Akron. September 6, 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  4. Brian Burnsed (October 18, 2017). "A New Goal To Shoot For". NCAA . Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  5. Michael Staton (November 21, 2017). "Clemson soccer residency program welcomes Paralympic athletes as its first students" . Retrieved April 19, 2018.