Английская Википедия:Andre Shelby
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Andre C. Shelby (born December 8, 1966) is a U.S. Paralympic archer and Paralympic and Parapan champion.
Shelby was born in Jeffersonville, Indiana in 1966 to Lee and Etta Shelby.[1] He graduated from Jeffersonville High School in 1985.[2] At Jeffersonville, Shelby played football and basketball.[1]
Shelby served in the United States Navy for 18 years until an April 2004 motorcycle accident made him reliant on a wheelchair and forced him to retire.[3] Shelby had worked as a boatswain's mate and helped transport troops during the Gulf War.[1]
Shelby discovered archery in 2008.[1] He qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics by winning gold at the 2015 Parapan American Games.[3] 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.[2]
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- Paralympic medalists in archery
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- Medalists at the 2015 Parapan American Games
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