KESNAR Jonas

Date of Birth: 21 Jun 2001

Age: 20

Gender: Male

Sport Class: SM9,S9

Place of birth: CESKE BUDEJOVICE

Birth Country:

Czech Republic

Place of residence : JINDRICHUV HRADEC

Residence Country:

Czech Republic

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Men's 400m Freestyle - S9
	Men's 200m Individual Medley - SM9	5

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 400m Freestyle - S9 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 200m Individual Medley - SM9 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 200m Individual Medley - SM9 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
6	200m Individual Medley - SM9	2019	London, GBR	2:23.21
10	400m Freestyle - S9	2019	London, GBR	4:29.87
European Championships
7	4x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points	2018	Dublin, IRL	5:03.63
8	100m Backstroke - S9	2020	Funchal, POR	1:09.49
8	200m Individual Medley - SM9	2020	Funchal, POR	2:27.72
8	200m Individual Medley - SM9	2018	Dublin, IRL	2:29.30
12	100m Butterfly - S9	2018	Dublin, IRL	1:08.15
13	400m Freestyle - S9	2018	Dublin, IRL	4:43.62
14	100m Butterfly - S9	2020	Funchal, POR	1:06.41
14	100m Backstroke - S9	2018	Dublin, IRL	1:11.29
15	50m Freestyle - S9	2020	Funchal, POR	28.04
17	100m Freestyle - S9	2020	Funchal, POR	1:02.44
DNS	100m Freestyle - S9	2018	Dublin, IRL	DNS

Johny (kontaktbb.cz, 01 Sep 2019; Facebook profile, 16 Apr 2020)

Running, going out with friends. (Athlete, 13 Mar 2019)

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

Czech, English, German

Plavecky Klub Jindrichuv Hradec [CZE] / Para Plavani Praha [CZE]

Jan Simek [Jindrichuv Hradec], CZE; Jan Nevrkla [Para Plavani Praha, national], CZE

He began swimming at age four in Jindrichuv Hradec, Czech Republic. (sport.aktualne.cz, 02 Jul 2018; denik.cz, 14 Nov 2017)

"I started swimming because I had a bad back and swimming helped to improve it." (denik.cz, 14 Nov 2017)

To win a gold medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Athlete, 13 Mar 2019)

He trains nine times a week, with days off on Saturday and Sunday. (Athlete, 13 Mar 2019)

Winning five medals at the 2017 European Paralympic Youth Games in Liguria, Italy. (Athlete, 13 Mar 2019)

US swimmer Michael Phelps. (sport.aktualne.cz, 02 Jul 2018)

His family. (Athlete, 13 Mar 2019)

Philosophy:

"Swimming is my life." (jindrichohradecky.denik.cz, 11 Aug 2018)

In 2019 he was named among the Top 10 Para Athletes in the Czech Republic by the Czech Association of Impairment Athletes [CSTPS]. (cstps.cz, 18 Feb 2020)

General Interest

Classification
S9, SB9, SM9 (IPC, 16 Feb 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (sport.aktualne.cz, 02 Jul 2018; denik.cz, 14 Nov 2017)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (denik.cz, 14 Nov 2017)

Impairment Details
He was born with an underdeveloped right arm. (sport.aktualne.cz, 02 Jul 2018; denik.cz, 14 Nov 2017)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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