SANDERS Tyler

14 Dec 1991
29
Male
1.91/6'3''
WINNIPEG, MB
 
Canada
CANADA

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
VVO Volleyball Men 8

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Ariake Arena
ITA
Italy
3
CAN
Canada
2
Finished
Ariake Arena
JPN
Japan
3
CAN
Canada
1
Finished
Ariake Arena
CAN
Canada
3
IRI
Islamic Rep. of Iran
0
Finished
Ariake Arena
CAN
Canada
3
VEN
Venezuela
0
Finished
Ariake Arena
POL
Poland
3
CAN
Canada
0
Finished
Ariake Arena
CAN
Canada
0
ROC
ROC
3
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Olympic Games
RankEventYearLocation
5Men2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA

World Championship
RankEventYearLocation
7Men2014Poland
9Men2018

World League
RankEventYearLocation
3Men2017

Norceca Championships
RankEventYearLocation
3Men2017United States of America
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TJ (Twitter profile, 24 Jun 2014)
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Playing golf, reading, watching sport. (Instagram profile, 28 Nov 2021; olympic.ca, 01 Jan 2017)
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Athlete
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Psychology - McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, CAN
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English
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Glenn Hoag [national], CAN
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Setter (worldleague.2015.fivb.com, 30 Aug 2015)
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His older sister Sam played volleyball for Cape Breton University in Canada. (olympic.ca, 01 Jan 2017)
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He has suffered from back pain since 2018. In August 2019 he missed the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Ningbo, People's Republic of China, and was forced to cancel his contract with Polish club MKS Bedzin after three months of the 2019/20 PlusLiga season due to the injury. (fivb.com, 05 May 2020)
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He took up volleyball at age 12. (olympic.ca, 01 Jan 2017)
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His sister joined the local volleyball club and he followed her into the sport. (olympic.ca, 01 Jan 2017)
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To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 11 Dec 2021)
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He includes physiotherapy, acupuncture, yoga and Pilates in his training regime to help alleviate inflammation in his back. He also works with a sports psychologist and a clinical psychologist. (fivb.com, 05 May 2020; Instagram profile, 28 Jan 2021)
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Canadian volleyball players Scott Koskie and Paul Duerden. (olympic.ca, 01 Jan 2017)
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His father. (olympic.ca, 01 Jan 2017)
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He watches volleyball highlights as part of his pre-match routine. (olympic.ca, 01 Jan 2017)
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"Cultivating a healthy relationship with failure and success is crucial on your path towards high performance. Being able to avoid oversimplifications and emotional attachments can play a major role in that process." (Instagram profile, 07 Dec 2020)

General Interest

General
BACK INJURY
In 2018 he began suffering from a long-term back injury. He says he is uncertain whether the one-year postponement of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo due to the COVID-19 pandemic will be beneficial to his chances of competing at the Games in the best physical condition. "When I was younger I used to make plans and schedule things and have dreams and pursue those dreams. With my injury, it's been different, it's more of a day-to-day kind of thing. I definitely have the ambition of going to Tokyo [Olympic Games] and winning a medal, but beyond that I'm not really sure. I hope my career isn't over and I'll keep trying things, but the reality of my injury is that there's no remedy for it, it's a very long-term thing. I have to keep my quality of life in the back of my mind when I make a decision and playing at the highest level puts a lot of burden on my body as I have a compromised spine. I see it [the postponement] as a two-sided thing. I need to be very meticulous with my back and the Games being delayed a year gives me more time to do that without rushing anything. I can really focus on making sure that my body is released in a certain way. But with a long-term major injury there's always the risk of a setback. I'm more relaxed by the fact that there's an extra year and that I can take good care of my body, but who knows what's going to happen during this preparation phase, which is now longer?" (fivb.com, 05 May 2020)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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