Jenson Van Emburgh
American para table tennis player
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Born | (2000-05-28) 28 May 2000 (age 24) Naples, Florida, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home town | Belleair Beach, Florida, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Para table tennis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability | Spinal cord injury | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | C3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Vlad Farcas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jenson Van Emburgh (born 28 May 2000) is an American para table tennis player who competes at international elite competitions. He is a Paralympic bronze medalist, Parapan American Games silver medalist and a double Pan-American silver medalist. He is the son of former tennis player and 1990 Wimbledon Championships semifinalist Greg Van Emburgh. Jenson was paralysed from the chest down following a spinal cord injury after birth.[1][2][3]