Jessa Khan
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| Nationality | American, Cambodian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 October 2001 Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 152 cm (5 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 49 kg (108 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Cambodia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Jujutsu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | ne-waza | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jessa Khan (Khmer: ខាន់ ចេសា, romanized: Khăn Chésa [kʰan ceːsaː]; born 8 October 2001),[1] is a Cambodian-Mexican-American ju-jitsu practitioner.[2] She represented Cambodia at the 2018 Asian Games and claimed a gold medal in the women's 49kg ne-waza event.[3][4] This was also the first gold medal to be received by Cambodia which happened to be unexpected in the sport of ju-jitsu during the 2018 Asian Games.[5] Khan is a second Gold Medal Cambodia's Asian Games history after Taekwondo Gold 2014.[6] She is a daughter of a Mexican American mother with Cambodian American father.[7][8] Her Facebook page says she took up jiu-jitsu at age 12 and shows her decked out with a vast array of her medals.[9] She was born in Texas and resides in Southern California.[10]
Her coach was Guilherme Mendes, BRA, from 2012 (Athlete, 28 Aug 2018). She also has her hero who can inspire her more such as; Brazilian ju-jitsu athletes Rafael Mendes, Guilherme Mendes, Luiza Monteiro, and Mikey Musumeci.[11] On October 6th, 2020, Khan was awarded her black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu by her coaches, the Mendes brothers, just two days before her nineteenth birthday.[12]
Medals[]
In 2017
- gold medal of European Championship
- gold medal of PAN American Championship
- gold medal of Las Vegas Open 2X
- gold medal of San Diego Open 2X
- gold medal of World Championship 2X
- gold medal of Long Beach 2X
- gold medal of Los Angeles Grand Slam
- gold medal of No ni World Championship 2X
- gold medal of JIU JUTSU World League 2X
In 2018
- medal of Los Angeles Open 2X
- medal of Tap Out Cancer
- medal of Gracie National
- medal of JIU JUTSU World League 2X
- medal of FIVE Gold
- medal of PAN American Championship 2x
- medal of San Diego Open 2X
- medal of World Championship
- medal of American National Gi & No Gi
- medal of 2018 Asian Games
In 2019
- Purple Belt Champion