Shelby Jensen

Quick Facts

• 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.

Paralympic Experience

• 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)

World Championship Experience

• 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)

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