Junjian "Jessy" Chen (born 5 January 1990) is an Australian Paralympic table tennis player. He has been selected to compete at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 5 January 1990 Guangdong,China |
| Sport | |
| Country | Australia |
| Sport | Table Tennis |
Personal
editChen was born on 5 January 1990 in Guangdong, China.[2] During his teenage years, his family moved from Southern China to the Solomon Islands for work. [3]In 2006, his family was attacked and he ended up in intensive care due to severe blood loos and a heart attack as result of a machete attack to his neck. [4]The attack meant that he had to use a wheelchair. His family were evacuated to Australia. He spent his first three months at the Royal Rehabilitation Centre in Sydney, where he learned to move and talk again.[3]
Table tennis
editChen took up table tennis as part of his rehabilitation program and is classified as a C3 Para-table tennis player. He won the men’s singles class 2-3 men's singles at the 2017 Para Oceania Championships, the men’s singles class 3-5 at the 2019 Para Oceania Championships and 2023 men’s singles class 3 at the 2023 Para Oceania Championships.[3] He competed in the men's singles class 3-5 at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Birmingham.
He was awarded a Kurt Fearley scholarship and is supported by the New South Wales Institute of Sport. [5]
Chen has Level 1 coaching certificate and coaches at the Royal Rehabilitation Centre.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Paralympics Australia Announces Powerful Table Tennis Squad For Paris 2024 | Paralympics Australia". www.paralympic.org.au. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Jessy Chen Results | Commonwealth Games Australia". commonwealthgames.com.au. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d Daish, Simon (23 October 2019). "Jessy Chen's inspirational journey from rehabilitation to table tennis stardom". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "After being paralysed in a racist attack, this man wants to repay the country that healed him". SBS News. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ Wales, Table Tennis New South. "Jessy Chen Receives the Kurt Fearnley Scholarship". ttnsw.org.au. Retrieved 24 July 2024.