Allison Jones (athlete)

Allison Jones
Jones in 2010
Personal information
Born (1984-05-12) May 12, 1984
Amarillo, Texas, U.S.
Sport
Country United States
SportParalympic cycling
Paralympic alpine skiing
DisabilityProximal femoral focal deficiency
Medal record
Paralympic cycling
Representing  United States
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Time trial C1-3
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Time trial LC3-4/CP3
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Road race C1-3
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Individual pursuit C1-3
UCI Road World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Pietermaritzburg Road race C2
Silver medal – second place 2015 Nottwil Time trial C2
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Nottwil Road race C2
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Pietermaritzburg Time trial C2
UCI Track World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Montichiari Individual pursuit C2
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Montichiari 500m time trial C2
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Individual pursuit C1-3
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Guadalajara Road race C1-3
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Guadalajara 500m time trial C1-5
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto 500m time trial C1-5
Paralympic alpine skiing
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Turin Slalom standing
Silver medal – second place 2002 Salt Lake City Super-G LW2
Silver medal – second place 2002 Salt Lake City Giant slalom LW2
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Sochi Downhill standing
World Para Alpine Skiing Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Pyeongchang Super combined standing
Silver medal – second place 2009 Pyeongchang Slalom standing

Allison Jones (born May 12, 1984 in Amarillo, Texas) is a Paralympic skier and cyclist for the United States of America. She was born with the birth defect proximal femoral focal deficiency (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 where she received the "Pioneer Award".[1]

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. She lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[2] Most of her Paralympic medals have been at skiing, but she also won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in cycling.[3]

Jones competing in the Super G at the 2012 IPC Nor-Am Cup

References

  1. ^ JONES Allison Archived October 3, 2018, at the Wayback Machine. Ipc.infostradasports.com. Retrieved on January 27, 2013.
  2. ^ Colorado Springs Gazette for March 12 2010. Gazette.com (March 12, 2010). Retrieved on January 27, 2013.
  3. ^ Adia Waldburger (September 30, 2008) Allison Jones scores silver in Beijing. Nl.newsbank.com. Retrieved on January 27, 2013.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.