SHELBY Andre
United States of America
8 Dec 1966
54
Male
W2
JEFFERSONVILLE, IN
United States of America
JACKSONVILLE, FL
United States of America
Events and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
 Archery |
Men's Individual Compound - Open | 9 |
Schedule
Change
| Start Time | Location | Event | Status |
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| Yumenoshima Ranking Field |
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| Yumenoshima Final Field |
USA SHELBY ASHELBY Andre Sport Class: W2 143 AUS MILNE JMILNE Jonathon Sport Class: W2 141 |
Finished |
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| Yumenoshima Final Field |
TUR TURAN MTURAN Murat Sport Class: W2 142 USA SHELBY ASHELBY Andre Sport Class: W2 138 |
Finished |
AUS
TURBiographical Information
Highlights
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| Rank | Event | Year | Location | |
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| Paralympic Games | ||||
| 1 | Individual Compound - Open | 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, BRA | |
| World Championships | ||||
| 1 | Team Compound - Open | 2015 | Donaueschingen, GER | |
| 2 | Individual Compound - Open | 2017 | Beijing, CHN | |
| 3 | Team Compound - Open | 2017 | Beijing, CHN | |
| 5 | Team Compound - Open | 2019 | 's-Hertogenbosch, NED | |
| 6 | Individual Compound - Open | 2015 | Donaueschingen, GER | |
| 9 | Individual Compound - Open | 2019 | 's-Hertogenbosch, NED | |
| 9 | Team Compound - Open | 2017 | Beijing, CHN | |
| 9 | Team Compound - Open | 2015 | Donaueschingen, GER | |
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Athlete, Veteran
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Wife Marilyn, four children
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English
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He has competed in able-bodied archery at international level and participated at the 2016 Pan American Championships in San Jose, Costa Rica. (SportsDeskOnline, 20 Mar 2020)
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2012 for United States (Athlete, 23 Aug 2015)
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He began archery at age 44 in 2010. (Athlete, 23 Aug 2015)
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Shortly after his accident he attended the 2005 National Veterans Wheelchair Games in Minneapolis, MN, United States of America, and was inspired to try Para sport. He tried several sports, including skiing, basketball and tennis, before choosing to pursue archery after attending clinics hosted by US Paralympic archers Jerry Shields, Jeff Fabry and Russell Wolfe. "Originally it would be once a month, that turned into four times a month and that turned into me wanting to buy a bow and try to get better and better. You're always trying to make yourself better. There is a certain discipline that you need to have. Everywhere I went, people were willing to help. It became addictive." (wcjb.com, 19 Jan 2020; usopm.org, 01 Jan 2020; pva.org, 18 Sep 2016)
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To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (usopm.org, 01 Jan 2020)
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He trains at least five to six days a week and around two to three hours a day. (wcjb.com, 19 Jan 2020; usopm.org, 01 Jan 2020)
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Competing at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (usopm.org, 01 Jan 2020)
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"I fear not the man who has practised 10,000 kicks once, I fear the man who has practised one kick 10,000 times." [Bruce Lee] (scottkujak.com, 01 Oct 2019)
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He was named 2016 Para Archer of the Year by World Archery. (allsportspk.com, 27 Feb 2017)
Legend
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- Gold Medal Event
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- Silver Medal Event
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- Bronze Medal Event
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