Tyler Bennett

Tyler Bennett
Personal information
Born (1992-06-27) June 27, 1992
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Sport
Country United States
SportCP soccer
Medal record
CP soccer
CPISRA Football 7-a-side American Cup
2010 Buenos Aires Team

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 2010 CPISRA Football 7-a-side American Cup.[1] He also competed 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 a soccer residency program for Paralympic athletes.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Tyler Bennett". Team USA. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on February 3, 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  2. ^ "Tyler Bennett". US Soccer. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  3. ^ "UA's Tyler Bennett reaching for the gold at 2016 Paralympic Games". University of Akron. September 6, 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  4. ^ Brian Burnsed (October 18, 2017). "A New Goal To Shoot For". NCAA. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  5. ^ Michael Staton (November 21, 2017). "Clemson soccer residency program welcomes Paralympic athletes as its first students". Retrieved April 19, 2018.