Tyler Carron (born May 11, 1989) is an American ice sled hockey player. Carron was born in

Berthoud, Colorado The Town of Berthoud is a Statutory Town located in Larimer and Weld counties, Colorado, United States. The town population was 10,332 at the 2020 United States Census with 10,071 residing in Larimer County and 261 residing in Weld County. Ber ...

. 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 The 2014 Winter Paralympics (russian: Зимние Паралимпийские игры 2014, Zimniye Paralimpiyskiye igry 2014), the 11th Paralympic Winter Games, and also more generally known as the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games, were a ...

and was also the member of the US ice hockey team which secured record 4th Winter Paralympic gold medal during the

2018 Winter Paralympics ) , nations = 49 , athletes = 569 , events = 80 in 6 sports , opening = 9 March , closing = 18 March , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Eun-jung Seo Soon-seok , stadium = Pyeongchang Olymp ...

. 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.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Carron, Tyler 1989 births Living people American sledge hockey players Paralympic sledge hockey players for the United States Paralympic gold medalists for the United States Ice sledge hockey players at the 2014 Winter Paralympics Para ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2014 Winter Paralympics Ice hockey players from Colorado Paralympic medalists in sledge hockey People from Berthoud, Colorado