Shelby
Jensen

Paralympian 2020

Athlete Bio#

Salt Lake City, UT

Salt Lake Community College

classification: A

Parents Jed and Sheri Jensen
Speaks Spanish fluently
Enjoys biking, reading and writing
Jensen was seven years old when a brain aneurysm caused her to have a stroke and left her slightly paralyzed on her right side
She does have the ability to stand up and move her legs to a very minimal extent
First discovered wheelchair fencing while volunteering at a wheelchair sports camp when she was 16
Three years later she was nationally ranked
She loves to read, and started studying more about the sport and the psychological elements of it
Assistant at Salt Lake County Adaptive Recreation
Engaged to Jarred Mitchell, a U.S. Army soldier.

1-time Paralympian;
- Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, 7th (Team Epee - Women), 8th (Team Foil - Women), 12th (Individual Epee A - Women), 15th (Individual Sabre A - Women)

Most recent: 2023 – 24th (Individual Foil A - Women, Individual Sabre A - Women), 25th (Individual Epee A - Women)
Years of participation: Individual Epee A - Women 2019, 2023; Individual Foil A - Women 2019, 2023; Individual Sabre A - Women 2019, 2023; Team Epee - Women 2019; Team Foil - Women 2019; Team Sabre - Women 2019
Top finish: 9th – 2019 (Team Epee - Women), 2019 (Team Foil - Women), 2019 (Team Sabre - Women)