Lex Gillette, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American paralympic athlete
Date of Birth: 19-Oct-1984
Place of Birth: Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Profession: athletics competitor
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Lex Gillette
- Elexis "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.
- At the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, he won a silver medal in the men's long jump F11 event and finished fifth in the men's triple jump F11.
- He competed in 100 m and 200 m T11 events but did not advance to the finals.
- At the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, he won a third consecutive silver medal in the men's long jump F11 event and finished fourth in the triple jump event.
- At the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, he won a fourth consecutive silver medal in the men's Long Jump - T11 event. At the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon, France, he won gold in the men's long jump F11 event and he also won silver in the triple jump event.
- Gillette was a part of the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships 4 Ă— 100 m relay team that won a silver medal and set a new American record in the process.
- Gillette broke his own long jump world record for F11 classified athletes of 6.73 m (22 feet 1 inch) with a leap of 6.77 m (22 feet 2 in.) on April 23, 2015, at a high performance meet held at the Chula Vista Olympic Training Center.He attended Athens Drive High School and graduated from East Carolina University in 2007.In November 2015, Gillette received the Athletes in Excellence Award from The Foundation for Global Sports Development, in recognition of his community service efforts and work with youth.
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