van EMBURGH Jenson
United States of America
28 May 2000
21
Male
3
NAPLES, FL
United States of America
SAN ANTONIO, TX
United States of America
Events and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
 Table Tennis |
Men's Team - Class 3 | 5 | |
| Men's Singles - Class 3 | 3 |
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Schedule
Change
| Start Time | Location | Event | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 8 |
USA van EMBURGH Jvan EMBURGH Jenson Sport Class: 3 0 CHN ZHAI XZHAI Xiang Sport Class: 3 3 |
Finished |
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| Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 6 |
USA van EMBURGH Jvan EMBURGH Jenson Sport Class: 3 3 CZE SVATOS PSVATOS Petr Sport Class: 3 0 |
Finished |
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| Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 6 |
USA van EMBURGH Jvan EMBURGH Jenson Sport Class: 3 3 GER BRUECHLE TBRUECHLE Thomas Sport Class: 3 2 |
Finished |
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| Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 7 |
RPC TOPORKOV VTOPORKOV Vladimir Sport Class: 3 0 USA van EMBURGH Jvan EMBURGH Jenson Sport Class: 3 3 |
Finished |
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| Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 5 |
CHN FENG PFENG Panfeng Sport Class: 3 3 USA van EMBURGH Jvan EMBURGH Jenson Sport Class: 3 0 |
Finished |
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| Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 5 |
USA United States 0 CHN China 2 |
Finished |
CHN
CZE
GER
RPC
Biographical Information
Highlights
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| Rank | Event | Year | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | ||||
| 13 | Singles - Class 3 | 2018 | Lasko, SLO | |
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Jens (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)
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Playing video games. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)
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Athlete
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Florida Southern College, Lakeland, FL, USA
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English
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San Antonio Table Tennis Club [United States]
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Vlad Farcas
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Left (ABC Action News YouTube channel, 15 Nov 2017)
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His father Greg Van Emburgh played professional tennis. He won six Association of Tennis Professionals [ATP] doubles titles and reached the Wimbledon men's doubles semifinals in 1990. His older brother Jake has played tennis for the University of Oklahoma in the United States of America. (YouTube channel, 19 Jul 2020; topnotchmanagement.com, 13 Aug 2020)
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He required an operation due to ulnar nerve entrapment in his elbow in 2018. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)
In 2016 he underwent spinal fusion surgery, which led to complications including a blood clot in his left femoral vein that left him in intensive care. Three months after the operation his incision opened in two places, draining abnormal fluid. He underwent further surgery in November that year, and a month later he competed at the US Para Open. A month after that he suffered a fractured femur, which required another operation. (Facebook profile, 22 Jul 2020; YouTube channel, 19 Jul 2020; Tracey Uglem Van Emburgh Facebook profile, 22 Jul 2020; Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)
In 2016 he underwent spinal fusion surgery, which led to complications including a blood clot in his left femoral vein that left him in intensive care. Three months after the operation his incision opened in two places, draining abnormal fluid. He underwent further surgery in November that year, and a month later he competed at the US Para Open. A month after that he suffered a fractured femur, which required another operation. (Facebook profile, 22 Jul 2020; YouTube channel, 19 Jul 2020; Tracey Uglem Van Emburgh Facebook profile, 22 Jul 2020; Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)
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He took up table tennis at age nine in 2010, having previously tried Para ice hockey, wheelchair tennis and wheelchair basketball. (YouTube channel, 19 Jul 2020; teamusa.org, 01 Jan 2020; Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)
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He took up the sport after watching his brother play tennis. "I wasn't very good at tennis due to how disabled I am and wanted to find a sport that would be more of a fair playing ground and found table tennis was it." (ABC Action News YouTube channel, 15 Nov 2017; sunrisetabletennis.com, 04 Oct 2017)
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To win gold at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (YouTube channel, 19 Jul 2020; Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)
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Winning silver in the men's class 3 singles event at the 2019 Parapan American Games in Lima, Peru. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)
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Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)
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His father. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)
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He listens to music before his matches. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)
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"I hate to lose more than I love to win." (teamusa.org, 01 Jan 2020)
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He was named Wheelchair Athlete of the Year for 2019 by USA Table Tennis [USATT]. (teamusa.org, 01 Jan 2020)
Legend
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- Bronze Medal
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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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Content 2 (removed through CDN).
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