In 2012 he represented Great Britain at the Summer Paralympics in London taking part in the Mixed R6–50 m rifle prone SH1.

[2] At the age of 15 he was diagnosed with Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease a hereditary nervous system disorder, which caused foot drop in both of his feet.

[3] He attended Hazelwick School in Crawley, later matriculating to Aberdeen University where he achieved a degree in marine biology.

[1] Classified as an SH1 athlete, Jesson joined the Great Britain shooting team in 2011 and that year competed in his first major international competition, the 2011 IPC World Cup in Alicante.

[5] In 2015 at the IPC Shooting World Cup in Croatia, Jesson finished 9th in the R6 Mixed 50m rifle prone SH1 gaining a quota slot for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio.