Lex Gillette the blind long jump record holder with the most remarkable sense of vision
In the long jump T11 class, competitors wear blindfolds. Silence in the stadium is essential as athletes sprint full speed down the runway before leaping in to the unknown, directed only by the voice or claps of their guide, standing near the sand. So what does it take to be the best in the world?
Blind long jumper hopes to take gold at Tokyo Paralympics
For instance, American long jumper Lex Gillette. He's blind. He couldn't have won silver medals in the past three Paralympics in 2004, 2008 and 2012 — or soared more than 22 feet to a world.
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Elexis LaVelle "Lex" Gillette (born October 19, 1984) is a blind Paralympic athlete from Raleigh, North Carolina in the United States competing in T11 (track) and F11 (field) events for the United States . He competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, where he won silver in the men's long jump F11 event.
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Guide Wesley Williams (left) lines up blind long jumper and sprinter Lex Gillette on the track before making a long jump during practice at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in San Diego..
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Blind long jumper envisions Paralympic gold after 4 silvers
Lex Gillette is a four-time Paralympic medallist and world record holder in the long jump for totally blind athletes, competing around the world with the support of his sighted guide. He may.
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July 26, 2021 at 10:52 am CDT Lex Gillette Back in 2004, a blind teenager from North Carolina sprinted down the 130-foot runway inside the Athens Olympic stadium in Greece, the birthplace of the ancient Olympic games and where the first modern games was hosted in 1896.
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Lex Gillette is a five-time Paralympic medalist, four-time world champion and world record holder in the long jump for totally blind athletes. Watch his inspiring story. Wings are just a.
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RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Athletes across the country are preparing for the Olympic and Paralympic trials in a few months in hopes of earning their tickets to Tokyo this summer. One of those.
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31/05/2018 Lex Gillette: the blind long jump record holder with the most remarkable sense of vision WE TALK to Lex Gillette about long jump successes, work as a motivational speaker and how he's maintained the vision to succeed in everything he does. 0 Comments
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Lex Gillette is the most successful completely blind long jumper and triple jumper in the history of U.S. Paralympics. He is a five-time Paralympian (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2019) and four-time Paralympic medalist (a silver medal at each Paralympic Games).
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Blind long jumper Lex Gillette, who trains at the Elite Athletes Training Center in Chula Vista, will be a part of the games for the fifth time. Gillette, 36, lost his eyesight when he was.
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July 22, 2012. CHULA VISTA, Calif. — Wesley Williams placed his arms on the shoulders of Lex Gillette, a blind long jumper, to line him up on the runway, then guided him down the track to let.
USA blind long jumper Elexis Gillette jumps to the pit during the final round of F11 men's long
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Blind long jumper's guide helps him 'fly' into his fifth Paralympics searching for gold. Paralympic long jumper Lex Gillette and his guide are focused on their shared vision: a gold medal in the.