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Tyler Carron

Tyler Carron

American ice sledge hockey player

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]

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    "Tyler Carron". Olympics and Paralympics. Archived from the original on 2015-01-31. Retrieved 2015-01-31.
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    "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.
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    "US Para ice hockey player suspended". IPC. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
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