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Wheelchair Basketball

Kaitlyn

Eaton

Paralympian 2020, 2024

Kaitlyn Eaton
  • 0

    GOLD

  • 1

    SILVER

  • 1

    BRONZE

Athlete Bio#

Kaitlyn Eaton has a conversation in her USA gear

Height

4'8"

Age

30

Hometown

Houston, TX

Education

University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

classification: 1.5

Personal
  • Daughter of Jill Eaton
  • Has a brother, Josh, and a twin sister, Kelsey
  • Born with sacral agenesis and is missing her entire sacrum
  • Began playing basketball as a high school sophomore in 2010
  • Played with the TIRR Memorial Hermann Junior Houston Hotwheels from 2010 to 2012
  • Hobbies include watching sports, binge watching Netflix, especially really bad romantic comedies and hanging out with friends and family.
Paralympic Experience
  • 2-time Paralympian; 2-time Paralympic medalist (1 silver, 1 bronze)
    • Paralympic Games Paris 2024, silver (Team - Women)
    • Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, bronze (Team - Women)
World Championships Experience
  • Most recent: 2018 – 6th (Team - Women)
  • Years of participation: Team - Women 2018
  • Top finish: 6th – 2018 (Team - Women)

Kaitlyn Eaton Photos#

5 photos

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