Jessa Khan

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 American  father.  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 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🥇
at 
Abu Dhabi World pro champion ship

References 

Category:2001 births
Category:Living people
Category:Cambodian female martial artists
Category:Ju-jitsu practitioners at the 2018 Asian Games
Category:Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
Category:Asian Games gold medalists for Cambodia
Category:Sportspeople from Phnom Penh
Category:Asian Games medalists in ju-jitsu
Category:Hispanic and Latino American sportspeople
Category:American sportspeople of Mexican descent
Category:American people of Cambodian descent
Category:Competitors at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games
Category:Southeast Asian Games gold medalists for Cambodia