Spencer Tyler is an

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n professional Highland games athlete from

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Career

Tyler was a collegiate

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athlete before his coach Quint Melius recommended him Highland games. He gradually excelled in the sport and became the World Highland Games Champion when he won 2019

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held in

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. Tyler is considered to be one of the greatest Highland games athletes ever, and is the current world record holder in the

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with a clearance of at 2019 Chicago Highland Games, and both the (lightweight) and (heavyweight)

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event with distances of and respectively. He is also the World Highland Games record holder at the

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event when he heaved the weight over in 2019. Only the all-time world record holder

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has thrown higher.

Personal records

– over ''(2019 Chicago Highland Games)'' (World Record) *

(lightweight) – for ''(2019 US Invitational Pleasanton)'' (World Record) *

(heavyweight) – for ''(2019 New Hampshire Highland Games)'' (World Record) *

– over ''(2019 World Championships)'' (World Highland Games Record) *

Discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field sport in which the participant athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight (object), weight called a discus in an attempt to mark a further distance than other competitors. It is a ...

– for ''(2006 in Abilene)'' *

Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown as far as possible. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's de ...

– for ''(2007 in Austin)'' *

Hammer throw The hammer throw (HT for short) is one of the four throwing events in regular outdoor track-and-field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and Javelin throw, javelin. The hammer used in this sport is not like any of the tools a ...

– for ''(2007 in Commerce)'' *

Shot put The shot put is a track-and-field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical Ball (sports), ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the Olympic Games, modern Olympics since their 1896 Summer Olym ...

– for ''(2007 in Stephenville)''

Personal life

Tyler has two daughters and is married to Sebastiana. They live in

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tyler, Spencer Living people American strength athletes Year of birth missing (living people)