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Alexis Shifflett

Personal information
Nickname(s)	Lexi
Born	(1996-05-12) May 12, 1996 (age 28) Owatonna, Minnesota, U.S
Height	5 ft 4 in
Sport
Sport	Sitting volleyball
Position	Setter
Disability	Fibular hemimelia
Medal record Women's sitting volleyball Representing the  United States Paralympic Games Gold 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team Gold 2020 Tokyo Team Gold 2024 Paris Team World Championship Silver 2014 Elblag Team Silver 2018 Arnhem Team Bronze 2022 Sarajevo Team Parapan American Games Gold 2015 Toronto Team Gold 2019 Lima Team

Alexis Ann Shifflett-Patterson (born May 12, 1996) is an American sitting volleyball player.

Early life

Shifflett attended Waseca High School where she played softball and volleyball all four years. She was named the captain of her volleyball team her senior year. She was introduced to sitting volleyball at 15 years old, and made her first national team roster at 16 years old.

Career

Shifflett competed at the World Para Volleyball Championship and won silver medals in 2014 and 2018. She again competed at the World Championship in 2022 and won a bronze medal.

She represented the United States at the 2015 Parapan American Games and won a gold medal. She again represented the United States at the 2019 Parapan American Games and won a gold medal.

She represented the United States at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in sitting volleyball and won a gold medal. She again represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in sitting volleyball and won a gold medal. On July 10, 2024, she was named to team USA's roster to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.

Personal life

Shifflett was born to John and Katie Shifflett, and has two sisters named Natalie and Michaela. She was born with fibular hemimelia, and without her ankle bones and a few toes on her right leg. She had her foot amputated at nine months old.

She married Alexander Patterson on November 27, 2021.