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]
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| Born | May 29, 1984 Allegan, Michigan, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 193 lb (88 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Goalball | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Retinitis pigmentosa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "TeamUSA Profile - Tyler Merren". teamusa.org. March 19, 2019. Archived from the original on January 1, 2016.
- ^ Sun-Sentinel, South Florida (September 30, 2014). "Local blind athlete Merren to create South Florida goalball team". Retrieved September 16, 2016.
- ^ "WMU News - U.S. goalball teams bring home silver and bronze". Retrieved September 16, 2016.
- ^ "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.
External links
edit- Tyler Merren at Team USA (archived)
- Tyler Merren at the International Paralympic Committee
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