BALLESTRINO Jake

Australia
Table Tennis
27 Jul 1991
30
Male
7
 
Australia

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
TTE Table Tennis Men's Team - Classes 6-7
AUS
Australia
 5
Men's Singles - Class 7  

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 4
Men's Singles - Class 7 Group E
#6
EGY
YOUSSEF SMYOUSSEF Sayed Mohamed
 Sport Class: 7
3
AUS
BALLESTRINO JBALLESTRINO Jake
 Sport Class: 7
1
Finished
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 2
Men's Singles - Class 7 Group E
#10
AUS
BALLESTRINO JBALLESTRINO Jake
 Sport Class: 7
1
JPN
INOUE MINOUE Masachika
 Sport Class: 7
3
Finished
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 1
Men's Singles - Class 7 Group E
#17
BRA
PEREIRA STROH IPEREIRA STROH Israel
 Sport Class: 7
3
AUS
BALLESTRINO JBALLESTRINO Jake
 Sport Class: 7
0
Finished
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 2
Men's Team - Classes 6-7 Quarterfinal 3
#4
GBR
Great Britain
2
AUS
Australia
0
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Jakey B (Facebook profile, 25 Jan 2021; cdn.revolutionise.com.au, 01 Jan 2018)
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English
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Left (cdn.revolutionise.com.au, 01 Jan 2018)
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He took up the sport in 2012 at the Werribee Table Tennis Association in Australia. (sportinclusionaustralia.org.au, 23 Nov 2016)
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His father played competitively and encouraged Jake to begin playing alongside him at the Werribee Table Tennis Association. (starcommunity.com.au, 16 Jul 2013)
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To win a medal at the Paralympic Games. (cdn.revolutionise.com.au, 01 Jan 2018)
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US boxer Muhammad Ali, Australian rules football player Anthony Koutoufides. (cdn.revolutionise.com.au, 01 Jan 2018)
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"Do your best, give everything a try, do what you enjoy and don't let anybody tell you that you can't." (sportinclusionaustralia.org.au, 23 Nov 2016)

General Interest

Classification
TT7 (ipttc.org, 01 Aug 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (asf.org.au, 25 Jan 2020)

Impairment Details
He was born with an upper limb deficiency. "I've never seen it as a disability, nor have my family, friends and anyone around me. And if in any case I wasn't included, I would include myself. When growing up if there were kids kicking the footy I would go up to them and join in with the mindset that I may be not be able to mark the ball but I can kick it, and I can probably kick it better than you. I've always been heavily involved in sports. I see that as being something that breaks down barriers between myself and the able-bodied." (asf.org.au, 25 Jan 2020; sportinclusionaustralia.org.au, 23 Nov 2016; 1116 SEN podcast, 13 Nov 2016; starcommunity.com.au, 16 Jul 2013)

General
HANDEDNESS
He began playing left-handed after suffering a right arm fracture. "[I] originally started playing table tennis right-handed, broke my arm and swapped hands to continue playing and never went back." (cdn.revolutionise.com.au, 01 Jan 2018)

SOFTBALL
He and his family have been involved in softball. He played the sport at U18 level for the Pirates club in Werribee, VIC, Australia, and has coached softball to children on behalf of the Werribee Softball Association. "My mum has been involved in softball most of her life. The best thing about softball for me is that my whole family are involved. On the field I look to my left, there is my brother Michael, I look to my right, there is my brother Stephen. There is a real sense of belonging, being involved at the club has been fantastic for me, and everyone is very supportive and have allowed me to experience all aspects of the sport. I've been adapting things my whole life through sport and other areas of my life from the way I brush my teeth to the way I pitch a softball, so coaching and adapting styles and techniques really interests me." (sportinclusionaustralia.org.au, 23 Nov 2016; 1116 SEN podcast, 13 Nov 2016; vic.softball.org.au, 26 Oct 2016)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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