Tyler Bennett

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Tyler Bennett
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-06-27) June 27, 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Akron, Ohio
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Medal record
Athletics
American championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 FIBA Americas Championship Men's 7-a-side football
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Rio Men's 7-a-side football

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 FIBA Americas Championship [1] and gold medal 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 its soccer program. [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.


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