Jesse Zesseu
Appearance
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Full name | Jesse Tankwa Zesseu | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Canadian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | [1] | June 27, 1999|||||||||||||||||||||||
Home town | Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 180 lb (82 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Para-athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | F37 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Discus Throw Long Jump | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
|
Jesse Zesseu (born 27 June 1999) is a Canadian para-athlete specializing in discus throw and long jump.
Career
[edit]Zesseu represented Canada at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and won a silver medal in the discus throw F37 event.[2]
He competed in the men's long jump T37 event at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships held in Paris, France.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "ZESSEU Jesse". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved September 6, 2024. (alternate link)
- ^ "Canadian thrower Jesse Zesseu claims Paralympic silver in discus". Toronto Star. September 6, 2024. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
- ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2023 World Para Athletics Championships. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 9, 2024. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
Categories:
- Living people
- 1999 births
- Canadian male discus throwers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 Parapan American Games
- Medalists at the 2023 Parapan American Games
- Paralympic track and field athletes for Canada
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic silver medalists for Canada
- 21st-century Canadian sportsmen
- Sportspeople from Etobicoke
- Track and field athletes from Toronto
- Parapan American Games silver medalists for Canada
- Parapan American Games bronze medalists for Canada
- Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Canadian Paralympic medalist stubs