Alexis Ann Shifflett-Patterson (born May 12, 1996) is an American

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player.

Early life

Shifflett attended

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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

at 15 years old, and made her first national team roster at 16 years old.

Career

Shifflett competed at the

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and won silver medals in 2014 and 2018. She again competed at the World Championship in

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and won a bronze medal. She represented the United States at the

2015 Parapan American Games The 2015 Parapan American Games, officially the V Parapan American Games and commonly known as the Toronto 2015 ParaPan-Am Games, were a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities, celebrated in the tradition of the Pa ...

and won a gold medal. She again represented the United States at the

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and won a gold medal. She represented the United States at the

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and won a gold medal. She again represented the United States at the

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and won a gold medal. On July 10, 2024, she was named to team USA's roster to compete at the

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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.

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Alexis Shifflett
at USA Volleyball * 1996 births Living people American sitting volleyball players Medalists at the 2015 Parapan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Parapan American Games Paralympic volleyball players for the United States Paralympic gold medalists for the United States Paralympic medalists in volleyball Volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Volleyball players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Volleyball players at the 2024 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics People from Owatonna, Minnesota Women's sitting volleyball players {{Sittingvolleyball-bio-stub