Tyler Carron

Tyler Carron
	Carron in 2015
Personal information
Born	May 11, 1989 (age 34); Thornton, Colorado, U.S.
Years active	2008–present
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	165 lb (75 kg)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Ice sled hockey
Position	Forward
Medal record
Para ice hockey
Representing United States
Paralympic Games
World Championships

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". Olympics and Paralympics. Archived from the original on 2015-01-31. Retrieved 2015-01-31.
^ "Ice Hockey - Results Gold Medal Game - Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-19. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
^ "US Para ice hockey player suspended". IPC. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2021.

External links[edit]

Tyler Carron - USA - Para Ice Hockey at the International Paralympic Committee
Tyler Carron - Sled Hockey at Team USA (archived)

[1] "Tyler Carron". Olympics and Paralympics. Archived from the original on 2015-01-31. Retrieved 2015-01-31.

[2] "Ice Hockey - Results Gold Medal Game - Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-19. Retrieved 2018-03-18.

[3] "US Para ice hockey player suspended". IPC. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2021.

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