Tyler Turner (born 26 August 1988) is a Canadian para-snowboarder who competes in the SB-LL1 category. He won the gold medal in the men's snowboard cross SB-LL1 event at the 2022 Winter Paralympics held in Beijing, China.[1] He also won the bronze medal in the men's banked slalom SB-LL1 event.[1]
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Life and career edit
Turner won the bronze medal in the men's dual banked slalom at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships held in Lillehammer, Norway.[2][3] He also won the silver medal in the men's snowboard cross event.[4][5] Turner and Alex Massie won the gold medal in the men's team event.[6]
Turner competed in snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China.[7][8]
In 2023, Turner competed on the ninth season of The Amazing Race Canada with his girlfriend Kayleen, where they finished in second place.[9]
References edit
- ^ a b "Snowboarding Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Lisa Bunschoten trails, falls, recovers and wins third straight world title". Paralympic.org. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ Houston, Michael (14 January 2022). "United States win three snowboard golds at World Para Snow Sports Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Canada's Tyler Turner beats 'best of the best' for first World Championships gold". 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ Burke, Patrick (21 January 2022). "Pedersen clinches third gold of World Para Snow Sports Championships in Lillehammer". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "'O Canada' rings out twice as country's riders sweep team events". Paralympic.org. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ Lloyd, Owen (11 February 2022). "Canada announces strong four-member Para snowboard team for Beijing 2022". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ "Four Para snowboarders to represent Canada at Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games". Canadian Paralympic Committee. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ "On Your Mark, Canada! All 10 Teams Revealed for Season 9 of THE AMAZING RACE CANADA, Beginning July 4 on CTV". Bell Media. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.