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Dani Tyler
Personal information
Born (1974-10-23) October 23, 1974 (age 50)
River Forest, Illinois
Medal record
Women's softball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Team competition

Danielle M. "Dani" Tyler (born October 23, 1974) is an American, former collegiate right-handed softball player and Olympic champion, originally from River Forest, Illinois.[1] She played on the infield in several positions for the Drake Bulldogs in the Missouri Valley Conference, where she holds the school and ranks in the conference for career batting average records and was a three-time all-conference honoree.[2][3] She played for the USA National Team from 1993-98, winning gold medals at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, the 1998 World Championships, the 1994 Pan American Games qualifier, and the 1995 Super Ball Classic.[4][5]

Career

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She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta where she received a gold medal with the American team. Tyler collected three hits, scored a run with a triple and a double at the games.[6]

Tyler played softball at Drake University.

Tyler later became an accountant, earning a CPA and working with Bansley & Kiener, LLP near Chicago.[5]

Statistics

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Drake Bulldogs

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YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
1993 51 154 36 60 .389 28 8 1 8 94 .610% 9 14 0 0
1994 56 190 36 73 .384 50 9 3 17 123 .647% 6 8 2 2
1995 52 168 33 69 .410 37 4 1 11 94 .559% 17 5 2 2
TOTALS 159 512 105 202 .394 115 21 5 36 311 .607% 32 27 4 4
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References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dani Tyler". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "All-Time Records" (PDF). Godrakebulldogs.com. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  3. ^ "MVC Softball Records" (PDF). Mvc-sports.com. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  4. ^ "Dani Tyler". Teamusa.com. Archived from the original on December 29, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Olympedia – Dani Tyler". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  6. ^ "1996 Olympic Games". Teamusa.org. Archived from the original on December 29, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  7. ^ "Final 1993 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  8. ^ "Final 1994 Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  9. ^ "Final 1995 Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved June 21, 2018.


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