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Jessa Khan (Khmer: ខាន់ ចេសា; 8 October 2001), is a Cambodian-Mexican American ju-jitsu practitioner. She represented Cambodia at the 2018 Asian Games and claimed a gold medal in the women's 49kg ne-waza event. 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. Jessa is a second Gold Medal Cambodia's Asian Games history after Taekwondo Gold 2014. She is a daughter of a Mexican American mother with Cambodian Americanfather. Her Facebook page says she took up jiu-jitsu at age 12 and shows her decked out with a vast array of her medals. She was born in Texas and resides in Southern California.
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.
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 ofGracie National
- medal of JIU JUTSU World League 2X
- medal ofFIVE Gold
- medal of PAN American Championship 2x
- medal ofSan Diego Open 2X
- medal of World Championship
- medal of American National Gi & No Gi
- medal of 2018 Asian Games
In 2019
- Purple Belt Champion🥇
atAbu Dhabi World pro champion ship
