Jeremy Tyndall Explained

Jeremy Tyndall
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Birth Date:5 April 1996
Position:Guard
Disability Class:1.5
Club:Kilsyth Cobras
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Jeremy Tyndall (born 5 April 1996) is a 1.5 point wheelchair basketball player from Australia. He was a member of the Rollers team that competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[1]

Biography

Tyndall is from Waaia, Victoria.[2] In 2012, at the age of 16, he acquired T10 level paraplegia after crashing at the Junior Motocross Championships.[3] He attended St Mary of the Angels Secondary College in Nathalia.[4] He has undertaken a teaching degree at La Trobe University.

Basketball

He is a 1.5 point player. He became a member of the Australian Spinners junior men's wheelchair basketball team three years after taking up wheelchair basketball. The team won the bronze medal at U23 World Championships in Toronto.

At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, the Rollers finished fifth with a win/loss record of 4-4. [5] [6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 21 July 2021. Standards And Culture To Drive Revamped Rollers. 21 July 2021. Paralympics Australia.
  2. Web site: 3 June 2017. AUSTRALIA'S U23 JEREMY TYNDALL TO MAKE WORLD'S DEBUT. 21 July 2021. International Wheelchair Basketball Federation.
  3. Web site: 17 August 2017. LEAP Spinners claim bronze at U/23 World Champs. 21 July 2021. La Trobe University.
  4. Web site: Athletes turn to AFL SportsReady to achieve career goals. 21 July 2021. AFL SportsReady. 14 September 2015 .
  5. Web site: 21 July 2021. Standards And Culture To Drive Revamped Rollers. 21 July 2021. Paralympics Australia.
  6. Web site: 4 September 2021. Rollers end Tokyo campaign fifth. 18 September 2021. New South Wales Institute of Sport.