Jessy Chen
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 5 January 1990 Guangdong, China |
| Sport | |
| Country | Australia |
| Sport | Table Tennis |
Junjian "Jessy" Chen (born 5 January 1990) is an Australian Paralympic table tennis player. He competed at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.[1]
Chen 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 loss 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]