JJ Chalmers
John-James Chalmers is a British television presenter, public speaker and Invictus Games medallist from Scotland. He was injured in a bomb blast in Afghanistan in 2011, while serving as a Royal Marine. In September 2014, Chalmers was a medal winner in non-amputee cycling for Britain at the Invictu Games.
About JJ Chalmers in brief
John-James Chalmers is a British television presenter, public speaker and Invictus Games medallist from Scotland. He was injured in a bomb blast in Afghanistan in 2011, while serving as a Royal Marine. In September 2014, Chalmers was a medal winner in non-amputee cycling for Britain at the Invictu Games. He will be taking part in the eighteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing in September 2020. He is married to Kornelia; they have a daughter and a son together. His father is John Chalmers, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland from 2014 to 2015.
He attended Strathallan School and studied at the University of Edinburgh, graduating with a Bachelor of Education in 2009. He worked as a craft, design and technology teacher at Balerno Community High School in Edinburgh. He served in Helmand, Afghanistan with 42 Commando. In May 2011, he sustained severe injuries in an IED blast; he suffered facial injuries, lost two fingers and his right elbow disintegrated.
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