Elexis “Lex” Gillette won his first gold medal in the long jump, his main sport, at the 2002 USABA National Championships. He was just 17 years old. Two years later Lex competed in his first ...

Longtime San Diegan Lex Gillette has added another Paralympic medal to his collection: A silver medal – his fifth straight – in the Men’s T11 Long Jump in Tokyo. The Team USA track and field athlete ...

China's Dongdong Di wins gold at the Paris Paralympics by breaking the world record in men's long jump T11, eclipsing the mark set over a decade ago by American Lex Gillette. #Paralympics #Paris2024 » ...

SAN DIEGO — When the summer games in Tokyo come to an end, the top athletes with disabilities from around the world will head to Tokyo for the Paralympics. Blind long jumper Lex Gillette, who trains ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ELKHART — Lex Gillette is usually leaping for his long jump events, but while speaking to Elkhart Community Schools special ...

Vision-impaired athlete Lex Gillette competes in four Paralympic sports, two in jumping and two in running. In this video he shows MEDAL QUEST how he sets up for his tremendous flying jumps.