Tyler Carron

American ice sledge hockey player

Tyler Carron

Carron in 2015

Personal information

Born

(1989-05-11) May 11, 1989 (age 35)
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
	2014 Sochi	Team competition
Disqualified	2018 PyeongChang	Team competition
World Championships
	2012 Hamar	Team competition
	2015 Buffalo	Team competition
	2013 Goyang	Team competition
	2017 Gangneung	Team competition

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

^ "Tyler Carron". Team USA Olympics and Paralympics. USA Hockey. Archived from the original on January 31, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
^ "Ice Hockey - Results Gold Medal Game". PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on March 19, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
^ "US Para ice hockey player suspended". International Paralympic Committee. February 11, 2019. Retrieved June 22, 2021.