 Shelby in 2011 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born | December 8, 1966 Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States [1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Archery |
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. [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 made him reliant on 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]
