Tyler Burdick

Quick Facts

• Burdick was born in Utah and spent much of his childhood playing soccer, basketball, swimming and water polo
• After completing a few semesters as an undergraduate, he enlisted in the Navy because it would afford him opportunities to administer medical treatment during combat operations
• He was assigned as a hospital corpsman to the 3rd Battalion 6th Marine Regiment based out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
• From 2007 to 2010, he deployed once to Iraq and twice to Afghanistan
• It was with one week left of his third deployment that Burdick’s armored vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb, resulting in serious injuries to both of his feet
• He underwent limb salvage and intense physical therapy
• When he regained strength, Burdick was fitted for a pair of braces that allowed him to stand and walk upright again
• An avid snowboarder before the accident, he was introduced to the National Ability Center in Park City, Utah, through the Wounded Warrior Project
• There, he began training with Team Utah, a competitive snowboard team for both able-bodied and adaptive snowboarders
• He quickly became a strong component of Team USA, competing at the Winter Paralympic Games Sochi 2014
• Following Sochi, Burdick began developing pain in his legs and made the decision to have both amputated.
• Burdick is a retired E-5 2nd Class Petty Officer in the United States Navy
• Has three siblings, Allegra, Amika and Tim
• Hobbies include biking, sailing, hiking and traveling
• In addition to snowboarding, Burdick has his private pilot’s license through Salt Lake Community College
• He has sailed 900 miles across the Gulf of Mexico more than four times
• He and his brother lived on his family’s sailboat for one year in Florida and another in Texas
• Competed at the Warrior Games with the U.S. Navy in 2011 and 2012.

Paralympic Experience

• 2-time Paralympian
• Paralympic Games Beijing 2022, 14th (Banked Slalom - Lower Limb 1 Impaired - Men)
• Paralympic Games Sochi 2014, 8th (Snowboardcross - Standing - Men)

World Championship Experience

• Most recent: 2022 – bronze (Snowboard Cross - Lower Limb 1 Impaired - Men), 11th (Snowboard Cross Team Event - Men), 13th (Banked Slalom - Lower Limb 1 Impaired - Men)
• Years of participation: Banked Slalom - Lower Limb 1 Impaired - Men 2017, 2022; Snowboard Cross - Lower Limb 1 Impaired - Men 2017, 2022; Snowboard Cross Team Event - Men 2022
• Medals: 1 (1 bronze)
• Bronze – 2022 (Snowboard Cross - Lower Limb 1 Impaired - Men)