Jake Ballestrino (born 27 July 1991) is an Australian Paralympic
table tennis
Table tennis (also known as ping-pong) is a racket sport derived from tennis but distinguished by its playing surface being atop a stationary table, rather than the Tennis court, court on which players stand. Either individually or in teams of ...
player. He represented Australia at the
2020 Tokyo Paralympics
The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport event, multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the Inte ...
.
Personal
Ballestrino was born on 27 July 1991.
From birth he has an upper limb deficiency or a bilateral deformation of the upper limbs.
He is a graphic artist, having completed an Advanced Diploma in Interactive Digital media.
In 2021, he is a Community Educator at Scope Australia.
Table tennis
He is classified as a
C7 Para-table tennis player. He started as a right-hander but changed to left hand after he broke his arm. He took up Para-table tennis in 2012 and first represented Australia in 2013.
In 2017, he won the silver medal in the Men's Singles C6 class at the Oceania Championships.
At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, he lost three matches in the Men's C7 and with
Trevor Hirth
Trevor Hirth (born 29 February 1984) is an Australian Paralympic table tennis player. He competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, 2020 Tokyo Paralympics and the 2024 Summer Paralympics, 2024 Paris Paralympics.
Personal
Hirth was born on 29 Fe ...
lost in the quarter-finals of Men's Team C6-7.
He has played for the Laverton Magpies Football Club and softball for the Pirates in Werribee where he also coaches and umpires.
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1991 births
Living people
Paralympic table tennis players for Australia
Table tennis players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics