MILLER Tyler

Wheelchair Basketball

Date of Birth: 24 Jun 1984

Age: 37

Gender: Male

Sport Class: 1.5

Place of birth: KITCHENER, ON

Birth Country:

Canada

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Wheelchair Basketball	Men CAN Canada	8

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Ariake Arena	Men's Preliminary Round Group A #09 CAN Canada 41 ESP Spain 78	Finished
	Musashino Forest Sport Plaza	Men's Preliminary Round Group A #17 TUR Turkey 77 CAN Canada 73	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Men's Preliminary Round Group A #32 JPN Japan 62 CAN Canada 56	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Men's Preliminary Round Group A #43 CAN Canada 74 KOR Republic of Korea 64	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Men's Preliminary Round Group A #46 COL Colombia 52 CAN Canada 63	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Men's Quarterfinal #60 GBR Great Britain 66 CAN Canada 52	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Men's Classification Playoff 7/8 #65 GER Germany 68 CAN Canada 56	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
1	Men	2012	London, GBR
11	Men	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
World Championships
7	Men	2010	Birmingham, GBR
12	Men	2018	Hamburg, GER

Occupation:

Conestoga College, Guelph, ON, CAN

Languages spoken:

Matteo Feriani [national]

Sporting relatives:

His uncle Gary Dornhoefer played ice hockey in the NHL and won the Stanley Cup twice with the Philadelphia Flyers. (Athlete, 22 Jul 2016)

2010 for Canada, World Championships in Birmingham, Great Britain (Athlete, 22 Jul 2016)

He began playing the sport at age 23 in Kitchener, ON, Canada. (Athlete, 22 Jul 2016)

His friend thought he needed sport in his life again so took him along to a practice. (paralympic.ca, 04 Nov 2011)

Canadian ice hockey player Cam Neely, Para athlete Rick Hansen. (paralympic.ca, 04 Nov 2011; therecord.com, 18 Sep 2017)

In 2018 he was named to the National Wheelchair Basketball Association National Championships Division 1 All-Star team. (wheelchairbasketball.ca, 09 Sep 2012)

In 2012 he received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal and the Civitan Sports Award for top athlete of the year in the Kitchener-Waterloo region of Canada. (wheelchairbasketball.ca, 09 Sep 2012)

General Interest

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (Athlete, 22 Jul 2016)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (Athlete, 22 Jul 2016)

Impairment Details
He has paraplegia as the result of an accident in which a crane dropped some steel on him. (paralympic.ca, 04 Nov 2011)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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