Paralympian 2016, 2020, 2024
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- Lexi Shifflett
CareerTimeline
Most Notable
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Member of U.S. Women's Sitting National Team since 2013
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Member of Team USA's 2016 "Best Paralympic Team"
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Awarded the Wilma Rudolph Award as part of the 2016 Minnesota Nationals Girls and Women in Sports Day
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2015 USAV Female Sitting Team Most Improved Player
Events
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2024 Paralympic Games - Gold
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2024 Dutch Tournament - Bronze
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2024 World ParaVolley Super 6 - Gold
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2023 ParaVolley Pan American Zonal Championship - Gold
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2022 Dutch Tournament - Gold
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2022 ParaVolley World Championships - Bronze
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2020 Paralympic Games - Gold
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2021 Golden Nations League - Gold
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2019 Parapan American Games - Gold
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2019 ParaVolley World Super 6 - Gold
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2018 ParaVolley World Championships - Silver
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2017 ParaVolley World Super 6 - Silver
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2016 Paralympic Games - Gold
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2016 ParaVolley Intercontinental Cup - Gold
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2015 Parapan American Games - Gold
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2014 ParaVolley World Championships - Silver
Personal Highlights
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Born in 1996
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Married Alexander Patterson in November 2021
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Daughter of John and Cathryn Shifflett, two sisters: Natalie and Michaela
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Grew up in Waseca, Minn.
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Below the knee amputation at 9 months old due to the congenital condition Fibular Hemimelia
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Played club and high school indoor volleyball in Waseca, Minn., and was named captain senior year
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Introduced to the sitting discipline at 15 years old, making first national team roster at 16 years old