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]
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| Date of birth | June 27, 1992 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Akron, Ohio | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ a b "Tyler Bennett". Team USA. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
- ^ "Tyler Bennett". US Soccer. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
- ^ "UA's Tyler Bennett reaching for the gold at 2016 Paralympic Games". University of Akron. September 6, 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
- ^ Brian Burnsed (October 18, 2017). "A New Goal To Shoot For". NCAA. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
- ^ Michael Staton (November 21, 2017). "Clemson soccer residency program welcomes Paralympic athletes as its first students". Retrieved April 19, 2018.
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