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Alexis Shifflett
Full Name:Alexis Shifflett-Patterson
Nickname:Lexi
Birth Date:May 12, 1996[1]
Birth Place:Waseca, Minnesota, U.S
Height:5 ft 4 in
Sport:Sitting volleyball
Position:Setter
Disability:Fibular hemimelia
Medaltemplates-Title:Medal record

Alexis Shifflett-Patterson (born May 12, 1996) is an American sitting volleyball player.

Early life

Shifflett attended Waseca High School where she played softball and volleyball all four years.[2] She was named the captain of her volleyball team her senior year. She was introduced to sitting volleyball at 15 years old, and made her first national team roster at 16 years old.[3]

Career

Shifflett competed at the World Para Volleyball Championship and won silver medals in 2014 and 2018.[4] She again competed at the World Championship in 2022 and won a bronze medal.[5] [6]

She represented the United States at the 2015 Parapan American Games and won a gold medal.[7] She again represented the United States at the 2019 Parapan American Games and won a gold medal.[8]

She represented the United States at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in sitting volleyball and won a gold medal.[9] [10] She again represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in sitting volleyball and won a gold medal.[11] [12] On July 10, 2024, she was named to team USA's roster to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[13]

Personal life

Shifflett was born to John and Katie Shifflett, and has two sisters named Natalie and Michaela. She was born with fibular hemimelia, and without her ankle bones and a few toes on her right leg. She had her foot amputated at nine months old.[14]

She married Alexander Patterson on November 27, 2021.[15]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alexis Shifflett . livingwithamplitude.com . July 19, 2024.
  2. Web site: Prosthetic Leg Can't Keep Prep Athlete From Achieving . . October 18, 2012 . July 19, 2024.
  3. Web site: Alexis Shifflett . usavolleyball.org . July 19, 2024.
  4. Web site: Netherlands 2018: New women’s winner guaranteed . paralympic.org . July 21, 2018 . July 19, 2024.
  5. Web site: U.S. Women Defeat Slovenia To Take Bronze At Sitting Volleyball World Championships . teamusa.com . Chris . McDougall . November 12, 2022 . July 19, 2024.
  6. Web site: Alexis Shifflett . teamusa.com . July 19, 2024.
  7. Web site: U.S. Women's Sitting Team Golden at Parapan . https://web.archive.org/web/20151004092205/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Volleyball/Features/2015/August/14/US-Womens-Sitting-Team-Golden-at-Parapan . dead . October 4, 2015 . teamusa.org . Bill . Kauffman . August 14, 2015 . July 19, 2024.
  8. Web site: Lima 2019: USA and Brazil crowned sitting volleyball champions . paralympic.org . August 29, 2019 . July 19, 2024.
  9. Web site: Shifflett achieves long-awaited goal with Paralympics selection . southernminn.com . Daniel . Ring . September 22, 2016 . July 19, 2024.
  10. Web site: U.S. Women’s Sitting Volleyball Defend Their Gold Medal, Taking China 3-1 . teamusa.com . Lisa . Costantini . September 4, 2021 . July 19, 2024.
  11. Web site: Meet The 12 Members Of The U.S. Women’s Paralympic Sitting Volleyball Team . teamusa.com . Todd . Kortemeier . July 12, 2021 . July 19, 2024.
  12. Web site: U.S. Women’s Sitting Volleyball Defend Their Gold Medal, Taking China 3-1 . teamusa.com . Lisa . Costantini . September 4, 2021 . July 19, 2024.
  13. Web site: USA Volleyball Announces 2024 U.S. Paralympic Women's Sitting Volleyball Team . usavolleyball.org . Laura . Fawcett . July 10, 2024 . July 19, 2024.
  14. Web site: Paralympian Gold Medalist Inspires Vikings . vikings.com . Craig . Peters . October 30, 2016 . July 19, 2024.
  15. Web site: Alexander Patterson & Alexis Shifflett . zola.com . July 19, 2024.

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