Andre Shelby

Andre C. Shelby (born December 8, 1966) is a U.S. Paralympic archer, the defending Paralympic and Parapan champion.

Andre Shelby

Shelby in 2011
Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	December 8, 1966 Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States[1]
Sport
Sport	Archery
Medal record Representing  United States Paralympic Games Archery 2016 Rio de Janeiro Men's individual compound open Parapan American Games 2015 Toronto Men's compound

Shelby was born in Jeffersonville, Indiana in 1966 to Lee and Etta Shelby.[2] He graduated from Jeffersonville High School in 1985.[3] At Jeffersonville, Shelby played football and basketball.[2]

Shelby served in the United States Navy for 18 years until an April 2004 motorcycle accident confined him to a wheelchair and forced him to retire.[4] Shelby had worked as a boatswain's mate and helped transport troops during the Gulf War.[2]

Shelby discovered archery in 2008.[2] He qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics by winning gold at the 2015 Parapan American Games.[4] In the 2016 Summer Paralympics, his debut Paralympics, Shelby won his first Paralympic medal which was gold. He became the first African-American archer to compete in the Paralympics.[3]

References

1. "World Archery Extranet". extranet.worldarchery.org. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
2. Dodd, Lindon (October 1, 2016). "DODD: Meet Jeffersonville's gold-medal winner". News and Tribune. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
3. Karell, Daniel (21 September 2016). "Jeffersonville grad Andre Shelby wins gold at Rio Paralympics". USA TODAY High School Sports. USA Today. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
4. "Perfect finish lifts Jacksonville's Andre Shelby to archery gold in Rio". The Florida Times-Union. September 15, 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2019.