Jessica Galli

Female wheelchair athlete born on December 1, 1983. Raised in Hillsborough Township, New Jersey, In 2007, Jessica Galli established herself as one to watch at the upcoming Paralympic Games in Beijing, and stamped her name all over the record books in the process. For her accomplishments, the 24-year-old track and field star was selected as the U.S. Olympic Committee’s (USOC) 2007 Paralympian of the Year.

In 2008, Galli was nominated for an ESPY Award for Best Female Athlete With A Disability. Galli became paraplegic as a result of a September 1991 car accident when she was 7 years old.

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