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Allison Jones
Allison Jones in 2010
Personal information
Born (1984-05-12) 12 May 1984 (age 40)
Amarillo, Texas
Sport
Country  United States
Sport Paralympic cycling
Paralympic alpine skiing
Disability Proximal femoral focal deficiency

Allison Jones (born in Amarillo, Texas, on May 12, 1984) 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]

Jones competing in the Super G at the 2012 IPC Nor-Am Cup

References

  1. ^ JONES Allison Archived October 3, 2018, at the Wayback Machine. Ipc.infostradasports.com. Retrieved on 2013-01-27.
  2. ^ Colorado Springs Gazette for March 12 2010. Gazette.com (2010-03-12). Retrieved on 2013-01-27.
  3. ^ Adia Waldburger (2008-09-30) Allison Jones scores silver in Beijing. Nl.newsbank.com. Retrieved on 2013-01-27.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Allison Jones
Allison Jones in 2010
Personal information
Born (1984-05-12) 12 May 1984 (age 40)
Amarillo, Texas
Sport
Country  United States
Sport Paralympic cycling
Paralympic alpine skiing
Disability Proximal femoral focal deficiency

Allison Jones (born in Amarillo, Texas, on May 12, 1984) 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]

Jones competing in the Super G at the 2012 IPC Nor-Am Cup

References

  1. ^ JONES Allison Archived October 3, 2018, at the Wayback Machine. Ipc.infostradasports.com. Retrieved on 2013-01-27.
  2. ^ Colorado Springs Gazette for March 12 2010. Gazette.com (2010-03-12). Retrieved on 2013-01-27.
  3. ^ Adia Waldburger (2008-09-30) Allison Jones scores silver in Beijing. Nl.newsbank.com. Retrieved on 2013-01-27.



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