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Andre

Shelby

Paralympian 2016, 2020

Andre Shelby
  • 1

    GOLD

  • 0

    SILVER

  • 0

    BRONZE

Athlete Bio#

Age

58

Hometown

Jeffersonville, IN

Education

Jeffersonville High School (Jeffersonville, Ind.)

Classification: W2

Quick Facts
  • United States Navy (Ret.) Veteran
  • First picked up the sport in 2010 and won his first major medal five years later at the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games
  • First black Paralympic archery champion
  • He is a SCI Peer Mentor
  • Hobbies include fishing, table tennis, and billiards
Paralympic Experience
  • 2-time Paralympian; 1-time Paralympic medalist (1 gold)
    • Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, 9th (Individual Compound Open - Men)
    • Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, gold (Individual Compound Open - Men)
World Championship Experience
  • Most recent: 2023 – 17th (Individual Compound Open - Men)
  • Years of participation: Individual Compound Open - Men 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023; Team Compound Open - Men 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022; Team Compound Open - Mixed 2015, 2017, 2022
  • Medals: 3 (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
    • Gold – 2015 (Team Compound Open - Men)
    • Silver – 2017 (Individual Compound Open - Men)
    • Bronze – 2017 (Team Compound Open - Men)
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