Tyler Carron
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| Born | May 11, 1989 Thornton, Colorado, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2008–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Ice sled hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tyler Carron (born May 11, 1989) is an American ice sled hockey player. Carron was born in Berthoud, Colorado. He is a bilateral amputee after a being struck by a car in high school. He won a gold medal with the American team at the 2014 Winter Paralympics and was also the member of the US ice hockey team which secured record 4th Winter Paralympic gold medal during the 2018 Winter Paralympics.[1][2] Carron was banned for 18 months between March 2018 and September 2019 after testing positive for methadone at the 2018 Paralympic Games in Pyeongchang. He was also stripped of the gold medal won at the Games.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Tyler Carron". Team USA Olympics and Paralympics. USA Hockey. Archived from the original on January 31, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
- ^ "Ice Hockey - Results Gold Medal Game". PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on March 19, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
- ^ "US Para ice hockey player suspended". International Paralympic Committee. February 11, 2019. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
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[edit]Categories:
- 1989 births
- Living people
- American sledge hockey players
- Paralympic sledge hockey players for the United States
- Paralympic gold medalists for the United States
- Ice sledge hockey players at the 2014 Winter Paralympics
- Para ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2014 Winter Paralympics
- Ice hockey players from Colorado
- Paralympic medalists in sledge hockey
- People from Berthoud, Colorado