Jeremy Tyndall
 Jeremy Tyndall in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Australia |
| Born | 5 April 1996 |
| Sport | |
| Position | Guard |
| Disability class | 1.5 |
| Club | Kilsyth Cobras |
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]
Biography
[edit]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
[edit]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.[1][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Standards And Culture To Drive Revamped Rollers". Paralympics Australia. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "AUSTRALIA'S U23 JEREMY TYNDALL TO MAKE WORLD'S DEBUT". International Wheelchair Basketball Federation. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "LEAP Spinners claim bronze at U/23 World Champs". La Trobe University. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Athletes turn to AFL SportsReady to achieve career goals". AFL SportsReady. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Rollers end Tokyo campaign fifth". New South Wales Institute of Sport. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
