Dani Tyler

Dani Tyler
Personal information
Born	October 23, 1974 (age 49); River Forest, Illinois
Medal record
Women's softball
Representing the United States
Olympic Games

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[edit]

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[edit]

Drake Bulldogs[edit]

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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

External links[edit]

LOTG presents the 1996 Olympic Softball Team on YouTube
1996 USA Olympic Softball Trial vs Oklahoma City on YouTube

References[edit]

^ 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 2020-04-18.
^ "All-Time Records" (PDF). Godrakebulldogs.com. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
^ "MVC Softball Records" (PDF). Mvc-sports.com. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
^ "Dani Tyler". Teamusa.com. Archived from the original on December 29, 2015. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
^ ^a ^b "Olympedia – Dani Tyler". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
^ "1996 Olympic Games". Teamusa.org. Archived from the original on December 29, 2015. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
^ "Final 1993 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
^ "Final 1994 Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
^ "Final 1995 Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2018-06-21.

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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 2020-04-18.

[2] "All-Time Records" (PDF). Godrakebulldogs.com. Retrieved 2021-02-27.

[3] "MVC Softball Records" (PDF). Mvc-sports.com. Retrieved 2021-02-27.

[4] "Dani Tyler". Teamusa.com. Archived from the original on December 29, 2015. Retrieved 2021-02-27.

[:0-5] "Olympedia – Dani Tyler". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2023-11-28.

[6] "1996 Olympic Games". Teamusa.org. Archived from the original on December 29, 2015. Retrieved 2021-03-03.

[7] "Final 1993 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2018-06-21.

[8] "Final 1994 Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2018-06-21.

[9] "Final 1995 Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2018-06-21.

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