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Born | 1975 (age 48–49) Belleville, Kansas, USA | ||||||||||||||
Education | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign | ||||||||||||||
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Jana A. Shelfer (nee Stump; born 1975) is an American Paralympic wheelchair basketball player. She has won a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Paralympics and a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Paralympics.
Stump was born and raised in Belleville, Kansas to parents Jerry and Kathleen. [1] In 1990, on the last day of her freshman year, she became paralyzed after a seat belt broke and threw her into the backseat. [2] [3] After returning to high school in a wheelchair, she was crowned Young Woman of the Year at 18 years old. [4]
After graduating from Belleville High School, she accepted a basketball scholarship at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. [1] She was a member of Delta Gamma while majoring in Broadcast Journalism. [5] During the 1995–96 season, she was named to the United States women's national wheelchair basketball team to compete at the 1996 Summer Paralympics. [6] As the youngest player on the roster, she helped Team USA win a bronze medal. [7] Upon her return, Stump was named to the NCAA First All–Tournament Team and awarded the Most Improved Player Award. [8] She was also awarded the Pamela Borelli and Family Leadership Achievement Award. [9] The next year, she received the Fourth Year Award before graduating. [10]
In 2004, she was named to the United States women's national wheelchair basketball team that won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. [11] With her broadcasting degree, Stump moved to Orlando to work in media relations for Walt Disney World and at WMFE-FM. [12]