Tyler Merren Explained

Tyler Merren
Birth Date:29 May 1984
Birth Place:Allegan, Michigan, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in
Weight:193 lb
Sport:Goalball
Disability:Retinitis pigmentosa

Tyler Merren (born May 29, 1984) is an American goalball player. His visual impairment is caused by retinitis pigmentosa. He attended Wayland High School and went to Western Michigan University to study exercise science.[1] [2]

His wife Leanne is also blind.[3] He competed for the bronze-medalist US team in Goalball at the 2004 Summer Paralympics.[4] He also competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics and the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Lauren J. Lieberman . Paul E. Ponchillia . Susan Kay Vlahas Ponchillia . Physical Education and Sports for People with Visual Impairments and Deafblindness: Foundations of Instruction . October 1, 2012 . American Foundation for the Blind . 978-0-89128-454-3 . 274.
  2. Web site: TeamUSA Profile - Tyler Merren . March 19, 2019 . teamusa.org . https://web.archive.org/web/20160101045600/http://www.teamusa.org/para-goalball/athletes/Tyler-Merren#profile . dead . January 1, 2016.
  3. Web site: Local blind athlete Merren to create South Florida goalball team . South Florida . Sun-Sentinel . September 30, 2014 . September 16, 2016.
  4. Web site: WMU News - U.S. goalball teams bring home silver and bronze . September 16, 2016.
  5. Web site: USA goalball players aiming to soothe pain of London 2012 by returning to top at Rio 2016 . Rio2016.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20150125045452/http://www.rio2016.com/en/news/news/usa-goalball-players-aiming-to-soothe-pain-of-london-2012-by-returning-to-top-at-rio-2016 . 2015-01-25.

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