Tyler Bennett
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Date of birth | June 27, 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Akron, Ohio | ||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 [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]
References[]
- ^ a b "Tyler Bennett". Team USA. United States Olympic Committee. 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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- Paralympic 7-a-side soccer players of the United States
- 1992 births
- Living people
- 7-a-side footballers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- 7-a-side footballers at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Soccer players from Akron, Ohio
- Association football midfielders
- Clemson University alumni
- University of Akron alumni
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic medalists in football 7-a-side
- Paralympic gold medalists for the United States
- American soccer midfielder stubs
- American Paralympic medalist stubs