Jeremy Tyndall

Jeremy Tyndall (born 5 April 1996) is a 1.5 point wheelchair basketball player from Australia. He was a member of the Rollers team that competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[1]

Jeremy Tyndall
Jeremy Tyndall in 2019
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born (1996-04-05) 5 April 1996
Sport
PositionGuard
Disability class1.5
ClubKilsyth Cobras

Biography

Tyndall is from Waaia, Victoria.[2] In 2012, at the age of 16, he acquired T10 level paraplegia after crashing at the Junior Motocross Championships.[3] He attended St Mary of the Angels Secondary College in Nathalia.[4] He has undertaken a teaching degree at La Trobe University.[3]

Basketball

He is a 1.5 point player. He became a member of the Australian Spinners junior men's wheelchair basketball team three years after taking up wheelchair basketball. The team won the bronze medal at U23 World Championships in Toronto.[3]

At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, the Rollers finished fifth with a win/loss record of 4-4. [5] [6]

References
  1. "Standards And Culture To Drive Revamped Rollers". Paralympics Australia. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  2. "AUSTRALIA'S U23 JEREMY TYNDALL TO MAKE WORLD'S DEBUT". International Wheelchair Basketball Federation. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  3. "LEAP Spinners claim bronze at U/23 World Champs". La Trobe University. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  4. "Athletes turn to AFL SportsReady to achieve career goals". AFL SportsReady. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  5. "Standards And Culture To Drive Revamped Rollers". Paralympics Australia. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  6. "Rollers end Tokyo campaign fifth". New South Wales Institute of Sport. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
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