Elexis Gillette

Elexis "Lex" Gillette

Lex Gillette at the Paris Paralympic Meeting in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Elexis LaVelle Gillette
Nickname(s)	Lex
Nationality	United States
Born	(1984-10-19) October 19, 1984 (age 32) Raleigh, North Carolina
Residence	Chula Vista, California
Medal record Track and field (F11) Representing  United States Paralympic Games 2004 Athens Long Jump – F11 2008 Beijing Long Jump – F11 2012 London Long Jump - F11 2016 Rio de Janeiro Long Jump - T11 IPC Athletics World Championships 2013 Lyon Long jump T11 2015 Doha Long jump T11 2013 Lyon Triple jump T11 2013 Lyon 4×100 m relay T11-13 2011 Christchurch Triple jump – F11

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 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 × 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 college 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.

Lex Gillette is also a musician. He plays the piano and enjoys singing. Lex released a music single on April 16, 2012 that was originally titled Go for Gold and was later changed to On the Stage. The song is currently available on iTunes.