Tyler Merren

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Tyler Merren
Personal information
Born (1984-05-29) May 29, 1984 (age 41)
Allegan, Michigan, U.S.
Home town Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight193 lb (88 kg)
Sport
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Sport Goalball
Disability Retinitis pigmentosa
Disability class B2
Medal record
Men's goalball
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Paralympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2004 Athens Team
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2003Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2006 SpartanburgTeam
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2014 EspooTeam
Parapan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Guadalajara Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Lima Team

Tyler Merren (born May 29, 1984) is an American goalball player. His visual impairment is caused by retinitis pigmentosa. He attended Wayland High School and went to Western Michigan University to study exercise science. [1] [2]

His wife Leanne is also blind. [3] He competed for the bronze-medalist US team in Goalball at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. [4] He also competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics and the 2016 Summer Paralympics. [5]

References

  1. Lauren J. Lieberman; Paul E. Ponchillia; Susan Kay Vlahas Ponchillia (October 1, 2012). Physical Education and Sports for People with Visual Impairments and Deafblindness: Foundations of Instruction. American Foundation for the Blind. p. 274. ISBN   978-0-89128-454-3.
  2. "TeamUSA Profile - Tyler Merren". teamusa.org. March 19, 2019. Archived from the original on January 1, 2016.
  3. "Local blind athlete Merren to create South Florida goalball team". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. September 30, 2014. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  4. "WMU News - U.S. goalball teams bring home silver and bronze". wmich.edu. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  5. "USA goalball players aiming to soothe pain of London 2012 by returning to top at Rio 2016". Rio2016.com. Archived from the original on January 25, 2015.