Andre Shelby is a member of the Para United States Archery Team, and a Rio 2016 Paralympic hopeful. A proud United States Navy (Ret.) Veteran, Shelby began competing on the international scene in 2013 with the AAE Arizona Cup World Ranking Event. This season's performances at the AAE Arizona Cup Para World Ranking Event, coulpled with strong shooting at the SoCal Showdown and U.S. Team Trials for the World Archery Para Championships, earned him a berth to the 2015 Parapan American Games and the World Archery Para Championships in Germany.
Andre competes in the compound men's open class for archery, and is also a competitive hand cycler.
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Seven Archers Qualify For U.S. Paralympic Team At Final Stage Of Trials
Todd Kortemeier June 03, 2021
Archers qualified in compound men’s, recurve men’s, women’s W1 and recurve women’s.
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Andre Shelby Made History As First Black U.S. Paralympic Archer, But That Was Never The Plan
Marc Lancaster Feb. 19, 2021
Shelby, the 2016 Paralympic gold medalist, had never even shot an arrow prior to becoming paralyzed in 2004.
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Celebrating Team USA’s Top 10 Paralympic Moments Of The 2010s
Stuart Lieberman Dec. 27, 2019
From outright dominance to Cinderella stories, these were the moments of the decade.
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Paralympic Champion, U.S. Navy Veteran Andre Shelby Snags Silver At World Archery Para Championships
Gary R. Blockus Sept. 17, 2017
Team USA leaves Beijing with five medals.
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In U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movements, diversity is key to success
Caryn Maconi Feb. 22, 2017
The USOC's FLAME Program seeks to mold minority students into elite sport professionals.
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Celebrating Team USA’s Top 16 Moments At The Rio 2016 Paralympic Games
Stuart Lieberman Dec. 14, 2016
Team USA had its most successful Paralympic Games since 1996.
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These 11 Veterans Earned Medals At The Rio 2016 Olympics And Paralympics
Stafford Braxton Nov. 11, 2016
From Melissa Stockwell to Sam Kendricks, see which veterans took home hardware this summer in Rio.
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See Team USA's 40 Gold-Medal Wins At The Rio Paralympics
Oct. 06, 2016
Recap the 40 gold medals Team USA won at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
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Meet The Top 5 Male Athletes Of The Paralympic Games
Paul D. Bowker Sept. 21, 2016
Each of the five finalists for Best of the Games won gold medals at the Rio Paralympic Games.
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Vote On Team USA's Top Athletes From The Rio Paralympic Games
Sept. 18, 2016
See which athletes made Team USA's Best of the Games award nominations and vote on your favorites.