 Jake Ballestrino in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Jakey B |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 27 July 1991 |
| Sport | |
| Country | Australia |
| Sport | Table Tennis |
| Club | Geelong Table Tennis Association |
Jake Ballestrino (born 27 July 1991) is an Australian Paralympic table tennis player. He represented Australia at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. [1]
Ballestrino was born on 27 July 1991. [2] From birth he has an upper limb deficiency or a bilateral deformation of the upper limbs. [3] He is a graphic artist, having completed an Advanced Diploma in Interactive Digital media. [3] In 2021, he is a Community Educator at Scope Australia. [2]
He is classified as a C7 Para-table tennis player. He started as a right-hander but changed to left hand after he broke his arm. He took up Para-table tennis in 2012 and first represented Australia in 2013. [2]
In 2017, he won the silver medal in the Men's Singles C6 class at the Oceania Championships. [2]
At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, he lost three matches in the Men's C7 and with Trevor Hirth lost in the quarter-finals of Men's Team C6-7. [4]
He has played for the Laverton Magpies Football Club and softball for the Pirates in Werribee where he also coaches and umpires. [3] [5]
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