In 2019, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Lex won the gold medal with a jump of 6.45 m during the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships – Men's long jump, marking his fourth world championship. At the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon, France, he won gold in the men's long jump F11 event and he also won silver in the triple jump event. Gillette was a part of the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships 4 × 100 m relay team that won a silver medal and set a new American record in the process. Gillette broke his own long jump world record for F11 classified athletes of 6.73 m (22 feet 1 inch) with a leap of 6.77 m (22 feet 2 in.) on April 23, 2015, at a high performance meet held at the Chula Vista Olympic Training Center.[1][2]
Lex Gillette is also a musician. He plays the piano and enjoys singing. Gillette released a music single on April 16, 2012, that was originally titled Go for Gold and was later changed to On the Stage.
Beep balledit
While in high school, Gillette was introduced to beep ball, a modified form of baseball for the visually impaired and blind. In 2003, Gillette was recruited to play with the West Coast Dawgs of the National Beep Baseball Association. His first role with the team consisted mostly of designated hitter duties, but in 2005, Gillette became the starting right fielder for the Dawgs. In 2005 West Coast finished 5th in the World Series that were held in Houston, Texas. 2006 saw the Dawgs play in the championship game where they lost to the Taiwan Home Run. The 2007 World Series of Beep Ball were held in Rochester, Minnesota, and the Dawgs returned to the championship game only to lose to the Kansas All Stars. In 2008, Gillette won his first World Series title with the West Coast Dawgs as they outlasted Kansas for the world title. He was named to the offensive all-star team in the same year. The Dawgs returned to the 2009 World Series title game and repeated as champions against the Taiwan Home Run. In both 2010, and 2011, the West Coast Dawgs played in the World Series title game against the Taiwan Home Run, and both times, Gillette scored the game-winning run to put the Dawgs on top as world champions. ESPN’s E60 featured Gillette and the West Coast Dawgs’ 2011 title run.[4]
Awardsedit
In November 2015, Gillette received the Athletes in Excellence Award from The Foundation for Global Sports Development, in recognition of his community service efforts and work with youth.[5]
Lex Gillette Dayedit
Mayor David S. Gysberts and Washington County Board of Commissioners Terry Baker proclaimed September 25 Lex Gillette Day in both Hagerstown, Maryland and Washington County, MD.[6]
Major Accomplishmentsedit
2002: United States Association of Blind Athletes (USABA) Track and Field National Championships Gold Medalist - Long Jump, Colorado Springs, Colorado
2004: Paralympic Games Silver Medalist - Long Jump, Athens, Greece
2006: Paralympic World Cup Silver Medalist - Long Jump, Manchester, England
2006: U.S. Paralympics Track and Field National Championships Gold Medalist - Long Jump, Atlanta, Georgia
2006: IPC Athletics World Championships Silver Medalist - Long Jump, Assen, The Netherlands
2007: U.S. Paralympics Track and Field National Championships Gold Medalist - Long Jump, Marietta, Georgia
2007: Para-Pan American Games Bronze Medalist - Long Jump, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2008: U.S. Paralympics track and Field National Championships Gold Medalist - Triple Jump, Tempe, Arizona
2008: U.S. Paralympics track and Field National Championships Gold Medalist - Long Jump, Tempe, Arizona
2008: Paralympic Games Silver Medalist - Long Jump, Beijing, China
2010: Athletics Disability Challenge Gold Medalist - Long Jump, Liverpool, England
2010: Paralympic World Cup Bronze Medalist - 100m sprint, Manchester, England
2010: U.S. Paralympics Track and Field National Championships Gold Medalist - 200m sprint, Miramar, Florida
2010: U.S. Paralympics Track and Field National Championships Gold Medalist - 100m sprint, Miramar, Florida
2010: U.S. Paralympics Track and Field National Championships Gold Medalist - Triple Jump, Miramar, Florida
2010: U.S. Paralympics Track and Field National Championships Gold Medalist - Long Jump, Miramar, Florida
2011: IPC Athletics World Championships Bronze Medalist - 200m sprint, Christchurch, New Zealand
2011: IPC Athletics World Championships Bronze Medalist - Triple Jump, Christchurch, New Zealand
2011: Desert Challenge Games Gold Medalist - 100m sprint, Mesa, Arizona
2011: Desert Challenge Games Gold Medalist - Long Jump, Mesa, Arizona
2011: U.S. Paralympics Track and Field National Championships Gold Medalist - 200m sprint, Miramar, Florida
2011: U.S. Paralympics Track and Field National Championships Gold Medalist - 100m sprint, Miramar, Florida
2011: U.S. Paralympics Track and Field National Championships Gold Medalist - Triple Jump, Miramar, Florida
2011: U.S. Paralympics Track and Field National Championships Gold Medalist - Long Jump, Miramar, Florida
2012: Desert Challenge Games Gold Medalist - Long Jump, Mesa, Arizona
2012: Paralympic Games Silver Medalist - Long Jump, London, England
2013: U.S. Paralympics Track and Field National Championships Silver medalist - 100m Sprint, San Antonio, Texas
2013: U.S. Paralympics Track and Field National Championships Gold Medalist - Triple Jump, San Antonio, Texas
2013: U.S. Paralympics Track and Field National Championships Gold Medalist - Long Jump, San Antonio, Texas
2013: IPC Athletics World Championships Silver Medalist - 4 × 100 m relay, Lyon, France
2013: IPC Athletics World Championships Silver Medalist - Triple Jump, Lyon, France
2013: IPC Athletics World Championships Gold Medalist - Long Jump, Lyon, France
2014: Desert Challenge Games Gold Medalist - Long Jump, Mesa, Arizona
2014: IX Internacional Meeting Kern Pharma, Gran Prix Sauleda Champion - Long Jump, Barcelona, Spain
2014: Italian Open Championships Grand Prix Silver Medalist - 100m sprint, Grosseto, Italy
2014: Italian Open Championships Grand Prix Gold Medalist - Long Jump, Grosseto, Italy
2014: Meeting d’Athlétisme Paralympique de Paris Gold Medalist - Long Jump, Paris, France
2014: U.S. Paralympics Track and Field National Championships Gold Medalist - Long Jump, San Mateo, California
2014: IPC Athletics Grand Prix Finals Gold Medalist - Long Jump, Birmingham, England
2015: Desert Challenge Games Gold Medalist - Long Jump, Tempe, Arizona
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This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia s quality standards The specific problem is Formatting WP NPOV Please help improve this article if you can September 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Elexis LaVelle Lex Gillette born October 19 1984 is a blind Paralympic athlete from Raleigh North Carolina in the United States competing in T11 track and F11 field events for the United States Elexis Lex GilletteLex Gillette at the Paris Paralympic Meeting in 2014Personal informationFull nameElexis LaVelle GilletteNicknameLexNationalityAmericanBorn 1984 10 19 October 19 1984 age 39 Raleigh North CarolinaMedal record Track and field F11 Representing United StatesParalympic Games2004 Athens Long Jump F112008 Beijing Long Jump F112012 London Long Jump F112016 Rio de Janeiro Long Jump T112020 Tokyo Long Jump T11IPC Athletics World Championships2013 Lyon Long jump T112015 Doha Long jump T112017 London Long jump T112013 Lyon Triple jump T112013 Lyon 4 100 m relay T11 132011 Christchurch Triple jump F11Parapan American Games2015 Toronto Long jump T11 122019 Lima Long jump T11 122007 Rio de Janeiro Long jump F11 13He competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens where he won silver in the men s long jump F11 event At the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing he won a silver medal in the men s long jump F11 event and finished fifth in the men s triple jump F11 He competed in 100 m and 200 m T11 events but did not advance to the finals At the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London he won a third consecutive silver medal in the men s long jump F11 event and finished fourth in the triple jump event At the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio he won a fourth consecutive silver medal in the men s Long Jump T11 event At the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo he won a fifth consecutive silver medal in the men s Long Jump T11 event In 2019 in Dubai United Arab Emirates Lex won the gold medal with a jump of 6 45 m during the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships Men s long jump marking his fourth world championship At the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon France he won gold in the men s long jump F11 event and he also won silver in the triple jump event Gillette was a part of the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships 4 100 m relay team that won a silver medal and set a new American record in the process Gillette broke his own long jump world record for F11 classified athletes of 6 73 m 22 feet 1 inch with a leap of 6 77 m 22 feet 2 in on April 23 2015 at a high performance meet held at the Chula Vista Olympic Training Center 1 2 Contents 1 Education 2 Music 3 Beep ball 4 Awards 4 1 Lex Gillette Day 5 Major Accomplishments 6 References 7 External linksEducation editHe attended Athens Drive High School and graduated from East Carolina University in 2007 3 Music editLex Gillette is also a musician He plays the piano and enjoys singing Gillette released a music single on April 16 2012 that was originally titled Go for Gold and was later changed to On the Stage Beep ball editWhile in high school Gillette was introduced to beep ball a modified form of baseball for the visually impaired and blind In 2003 Gillette was recruited to play with the West Coast Dawgs of the National Beep Baseball Association His first role with the team consisted mostly of designated hitter duties but in 2005 Gillette became the starting right fielder for the Dawgs In 2005 West Coast finished 5th in the World Series that were held in Houston Texas 2006 saw the Dawgs play in the championship game where they lost to the Taiwan Home Run The 2007 World Series of Beep Ball were held in Rochester Minnesota and the Dawgs returned to the championship game only to lose to the Kansas All Stars In 2008 Gillette won his first World Series title with the West Coast Dawgs as they outlasted Kansas for the world title He was named to the offensive all star team in the same year The Dawgs returned to the 2009 World Series title game and repeated as champions against the Taiwan Home Run In both 2010 and 2011 the West Coast Dawgs played in the World Series title game against the Taiwan Home Run and both times Gillette scored the game winning run to put the Dawgs on top as world champions ESPN s E60 featured Gillette and the West Coast Dawgs 2011 title run 4 Awards editIn November 2015 Gillette received the Athletes in Excellence Award from The Foundation for Global Sports Development in recognition of his community service efforts and work with youth 5 Lex Gillette Day edit Mayor David S Gysberts and Washington County Board of Commissioners Terry Baker proclaimed September 25 Lex Gillette Day in both Hagerstown Maryland and Washington County MD 6 Major Accomplishments edit2002 United States Association of Blind Athletes USABA Track and Field National Championships Gold Medalist Long Jump Colorado Springs Colorado 2004 Paralympic Games Silver Medalist Long Jump Athens Greece 2006 Paralympic World Cup Silver Medalist Long Jump Manchester England 2006 U S Paralympics Track and Field National Championships Gold Medalist Long Jump Atlanta Georgia 2006 IPC Athletics World Championships Silver Medalist Long Jump Assen The Netherlands 2007 U S Paralympics Track and Field National Championships Gold Medalist Long Jump Marietta Georgia 2007 Para Pan American Games Bronze Medalist Long Jump Rio de Janeiro Brazil 2008 U S Paralympics track and Field National Championships Gold Medalist Triple Jump Tempe Arizona 2008 U S Paralympics track and Field National Championships Gold Medalist Long Jump Tempe Arizona 2008 Paralympic Games Silver Medalist Long Jump Beijing China 2010 Athletics Disability Challenge Gold Medalist Long Jump Liverpool England 2010 Paralympic World Cup Bronze Medalist 100m sprint Manchester England 2010 U S Paralympics Track and Field National Championships Gold Medalist 200m sprint Miramar Florida 2010 U S Paralympics Track and Field National Championships Gold Medalist 100m sprint Miramar Florida 2010 U S Paralympics Track and Field National Championships Gold Medalist Triple Jump Miramar Florida 2010 U S Paralympics Track and Field National Championships Gold Medalist Long Jump Miramar Florida 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships Bronze Medalist 200m sprint Christchurch New Zealand 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships Bronze Medalist Triple Jump Christchurch New Zealand 2011 Desert Challenge Games Gold Medalist 100m sprint Mesa Arizona 2011 Desert Challenge Games Gold Medalist Long Jump Mesa Arizona 2011 U S Paralympics Track and Field National Championships Gold Medalist 200m sprint Miramar Florida 2011 U S Paralympics Track and Field National Championships Gold Medalist 100m sprint Miramar Florida 2011 U S Paralympics Track and Field National Championships Gold Medalist Triple Jump Miramar Florida 2011 U S Paralympics Track and Field National Championships Gold Medalist Long Jump Miramar Florida 2012 Desert Challenge Games Gold Medalist Long Jump Mesa Arizona 2012 Paralympic Games Silver Medalist Long Jump London England 2013 U S Paralympics Track and Field National Championships Silver medalist 100m Sprint San Antonio Texas 2013 U S Paralympics Track and Field National Championships Gold Medalist Triple Jump San Antonio Texas 2013 U S Paralympics Track and Field National Championships Gold Medalist Long Jump San Antonio Texas 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships Silver Medalist 4 100 m relay Lyon France 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships Silver Medalist Triple Jump Lyon France 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships Gold Medalist Long Jump Lyon France 2014 Desert Challenge Games Gold Medalist Long Jump Mesa Arizona 2014 IX Internacional Meeting Kern Pharma Gran Prix Sauleda Champion Long Jump Barcelona Spain 2014 Italian Open Championships Grand Prix Silver Medalist 100m sprint Grosseto Italy 2014 Italian Open Championships Grand Prix Gold Medalist Long Jump Grosseto Italy 2014 Meeting d Athletisme Paralympique de Paris Gold Medalist Long Jump Paris France 2014 U S Paralympics Track and Field National Championships Gold Medalist Long Jump San Mateo California 2014 IPC Athletics Grand Prix Finals Gold Medalist Long Jump Birmingham England 2015 Desert Challenge Games Gold Medalist Long Jump Tempe Arizona 2016 Paralympic Games Silver Medalist Long Jump Rio de Janeiro Brazil 2019 Silver Medalist Long Jump Parapan American Games Lima Peru 2019 IPC Athletics World Championships Gold Medalist Long Jump Dubai United Arab Emirates 2021 Paralympic Games Silver Medalist Long Jump Tokyo JapanReferences edit IPC Athletics World Records International Paralympic Committee Archived from the original on September 1 2012 Retrieved January 26 2013 Lex Gillette wins third consecutive silver medal Team USA Archived from the original on September 4 2012 Davis Mike October 13 2011 Blind alumnus beats athletic record The East Carolinian Retrieved October 17 2011 Schaap Jeremy Beep Ball ESPN Retrieved February 6 2015 Five Team USA Athletes Honored With Athletes In Excellence Awards For Their Work Changing Lives Team USA Archived from the original on November 27 2015 Retrieved October 10 2016 Shok Holly September 26 2013 Three time U S Paralympian Elexis Lex Gillette visits Hagerstown Herald Mail Retrieved January 28 2015 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lex Gillette Lex Gillette at the International Paralympic Committee Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lex Gillette amp oldid 1182850308, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
