Allison Jones (born in

Amarillo, Texas Amarillo ( ; Spanish for "yellow") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Potter County. It is the 14th-most populous city in Texas and the largest city in the Texas Panhandle. A portion of the city extends into Randall County ...

, on May 12, 1984) is a Paralympic skier and cyclist for the United States of America. She was born with the birth defect

proximal femoral focal deficiency Proximal femoral focal deficiency (PFFD), also known as Congenital Femoral Deficiency (CFD), is a rare, non-hereditary birth defect that affects the pelvis, particularly the hip bone, and the proximal femur. The disorder may affect one side or ...

(PFFD), which left her without a right femur. She underwent surgery at age 7 months to amputate her right foot, allowing her to more easily wear a prosthetic leg. She received her first prosthetic leg at 9 months of age. Allison moved from Amarillo, TX to Colorado Springs, CO at age 2 and a half.

Education

She has a mechanical engineering degree from

University of Denver The University of Denver (DU) is a private university, private research university in Denver, Colorado. Founded in 1864, it is the oldest independent private university in the Mountain States, Rocky Mountain Region of the United States. It is ...

where she received the "Pioneer Award".

Career

At the 2006 Winter Paralympics she won a gold medal for slalom in the standing category. Before that she had won silver medals in the super-G and the giant slalom in the

2002 Winter Paralympics The 2002 Winter Paralympics, the eighth Paralympic Winter Games, were held in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, from March 7 to 16, 2002. A total of 416 athletes from 36 nations participated. They were the first Winter Paralympics in the Ameri ...

. She lives in

Colorado Springs, Colorado Colorado Springs is a home rule municipality in, and the county seat of, El Paso County, Colorado, United States. It is the largest city in El Paso County, with a population of 478,961 at the 2020 United States Census, a 15.02% increase since ...

. Most of her Paralympic medals have been at skiing, but she also won a silver medal at the

2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was ...

in cycling.Adia Waldburger (2008-09-30
Allison Jones scores silver in Beijing
Nl.newsbank.com. Retrieved on 2013-01-27. Allison Jones competing in the Super G during the second day of the 2012 IPC Nor Am Cup at Copper Mountain

Allison Jones competing in the Super G during the second day of the 2012 IPC Nor Am Cup at Copper Mountain

References

1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Colorado Springs, Colorado Sportspeople from Amarillo, Texas Paralympic gold medalists for the United States Paralympic silver medalists for the United States Paralympic alpine skiers of the United States Alpine skiers at the 2002 Winter Paralympics Alpine skiers at the 2006 Winter Paralympics Alpine skiers at the 2010 Winter Paralympics Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Paralympics Paralympic cyclists of the United States Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics University of Denver alumni American female alpine skiers UCI Para-cycling World Champions Medalists at the 2002 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2006 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2014 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in alpine skiing Medalists at the 2011 Parapan American Games Medalists at the 2015 Parapan American Games 21st-century American women Cyclists from Texas {{US-cycling-bio-stub