Read this article that was written in the ECU News Bureau. It talks about my training and how things have been going as of this year. Leave comments after you have read it. While I’m writing this, I have to give a shout-out to my ECU family. I love you guys! To be specific, everyone [...]
Here’s another interview that you must watch! It’s from the local Fox station here in San Diego: Let me know what you think about it.
Check it out guys: COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – U.S. Paralympics, a division of the U.S. Olympic Committee, is pleased to announce that Universal Sports, a multiplatform destination for amateur sports programming, will provide the first-ever multiplatform broadcast coverage of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games, presented by GE in the United States. Daily video highlights will [...]
Well, once again, Wes and I have made the big screen; or, maybe just your computer screen. This latest interview is from the KPBS Morning Show called These Days. It is about our trip to Beijing next week, how training and competition is looking right now, and some other interesting things. If you have Flash [...]
Here's another old article from the News & Observer (my hometown newspaper). It's from 2004 as well and it talks about my preparation for the Paralympics in Athens, Greece. There's some other info in there as well that may make you laugh, LOL.
So I was searching around the web and ran across some old articles that were written on me when I was a little younger. Here's one that was written when I was still attending ECU. It's pretty cool. It talks about my first trip to the Paralympics which was in Athens, Greece in 2004.
Today was a pretty exciting day. The “Governator” came out to the training center to give all of the Olympians and Paralympians a big boost for Beijing. Basically, he wished us much success in the games that are quickly approaching. And yes, I got to meet him and shake his hand. I'll have pictures on [...]
Listen to this interview on National Public Radio. It features my guide runner, Wesley Williams (A.K.A. Wes), and myself. It tells about my life growing up, and everything that Wes and I experience on the long jump runway and the track. If you have Flash Player, you can listen to the interview (about 19 minutes) [...]
Check out the interview that was done on me by the San Diego 10News. The link is: http://www.10news.com/video_legacy/16380466/index.html
My name is Elexis Gillette, but feel free to call me Lex. I'm a blind track and field athlete. I compete the long jump and triple jump, and I currently hold the American record in both events for totally blind athletes.
In September 2008, I represented the U.S. in the Paralympic Games in Beijing, China, and became the Paralympic Silver Medalist in the long jump.
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