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Canadian Paralympic snowboarder

Tyler Turner
Personal information
Born (1988-08-26) 26 August 1988 (age 36)
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Medal record
Men's para snowboarding
Representing  Canada
Winter Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Beijing Snowboard cross
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Beijing Banked slalom
World Para Snow Sports Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Lillehammer Team event
Gold medal – first place 2021 Lillehammer Snowboard cross
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Lillehammer Dual banked slalom

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. He also won the bronze medal in the men's banked slalom SB-LL1 event.

Life and career

Turner won the bronze medal in the men's dual banked slalom at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships held in Lillehammer, Norway. He also won the silver medal in the men's snowboard cross event. Turner and Alex Massie won the gold medal in the men's team event.

Turner competed in snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China.

In 2023, Turner competed on the ninth season of The Amazing Race Canada with his girlfriend Kayleen, where they finished in second place.

References

  1. ^ "Snowboarding Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  2. "Lisa Bunschoten trails, falls, recovers and wins third straight world title". Paralympic.org. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  3. Houston, Michael (14 January 2022). "United States win three snowboard golds at World Para Snow Sports Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  4. "Canada's Tyler Turner beats 'best of the best' for first World Championships gold". 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  5. Burke, Patrick (21 January 2022). "Pedersen clinches third gold of World Para Snow Sports Championships in Lillehammer". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  6. "'O Canada' rings out twice as country's riders sweep team events". Paralympic.org. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  7. Lloyd, Owen (11 February 2022). "Canada announces strong four-member Para snowboard team for Beijing 2022". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  8. "Four Para snowboarders to represent Canada at Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games". Canadian Paralympic Committee. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  9. "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.

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