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]
References
- ^ JONES Allison Archived October 3, 2018, at the Wayback Machine. Ipc.infostradasports.com. Retrieved on January 27, 2013.
- ^ Colorado Springs Gazette for March 12 2010. Gazette.com (March 12, 2010). Retrieved on January 27, 2013.
- ^ Adia Waldburger (September 30, 2008) Allison Jones scores silver in Beijing. Nl.newsbank.com. Retrieved on January 27, 2013.
External links
- Allison Jones at the International Paralympic Committee
- Allison Jones at Team USA
- Allison Jones at Team USA (archived April 22, 2021) (para cycling)
- Allison Jones at Team USA (archived June 27, 2015) (para alpine skiing)
- Allison Jones on Instagram
