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Dec 01, 1983 40 years old
American wheelchair racer
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About Jessica Galli
- Jessica Galli (born December 1, 1983) is a female wheelchair racing athlete.
- Raised in Hillsborough Township, New Jersey, Galli has participated in the 2000, 2004, and 2008 Paralympic Games.
- At the 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games she won the silver medal in the 800 meter T53 female wheelchair race.
- Galli set a world record holder in the T53 400 m race with a time of 55.82 at the 2007 European Wheelchair Championships on June 7 in Pratteln, Switzerland.In January 2008, she was named the United States Olympic Committee's 2007 Paralympian of the Year.
- That summer, Galli was nominated for an ESPY Award for Best Female Athlete With A Disability.
- At the 2008 Summer Paralympics in September, she won five medals: 1 gold, 3 silver, and 1 bronze.Galli is a paraplegic as a result of a September 1991 car accident when she was 7 years old.
