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Kaitlyn Eaton
Personal information
Full nameKaitlyn Marie Eaton
NicknameSquirrel
Born (1994-08-17) August 17, 1994 (age 30)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Height4 ft 8 in (1.42 m)
Sport
SportWheelchair basketball
DisabilitySacral agenesis
Disability class1.5
Coached byChristina Schwab
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Women's wheelchair basketball
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Team
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Team

Kaitlyn Marie Eaton (born August 17, 1994) is an American wheelchair basketball player and a member of the United States women's national wheelchair basketball team. She represented the United States at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Paralympics.[1]

Career

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Eaton represented the United States at the 2018 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship and finished in sixth place in the tournament. In August 2019 she competed at the 2019 Parapan American Games in the wheelchair basketball tournament and won a silver medal.[2]

Eaton represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the wheelchair basketball women's tournament and won a bronze medal.[3][4]

In November 2023 she competed at the 2023 Parapan American Games in the wheelchair basketball tournament and won a gold medal.[5] As a result, the team earned an automatic bid to the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[6] On March 30, 2024, she was named to Team USA's roster to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[7]

Personal life

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Eaton is openly lesbian.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Kaitlyn Eaton". TeamUSA.org. United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on August 14, 2020. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  2. ^ Kortemeier, Todd (July 12, 2021). "Meet The 12 Members Of The U.S. Paralympic Women's Wheelchair Basketball Team". TeamUSA.org. United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  3. ^ "Kaitlyn Eaton". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on September 5, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  4. ^ Peyton, Lindsay (August 19, 2021). "Kaitlyn Eaton's can-do attitude gives her an edge on Team USA's women's basketball team". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  5. ^ "Parapan American Games Roster Selected for 2023 USA Women's Wheelchair Basketball Team". nwba.org. July 22, 2023. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  6. ^ "Ticket Punched: We're Going to Paris! Team USA Women's Wheelchair Basketball Defeats Rival Canada, 62-56, to Secure Gold at the 2023 Santiago Parapan American Games". nwba.org. November 24, 2023. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  7. ^ "Paralympics Games Roster Selected for 2024 U.S.A Women's Wheelchair Basketball Team". nwba.org. March 30, 2024. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  8. ^ Zeigler, Cyd (September 4, 2021). "These 2 out wheelchair basketball players took bronze with Team USA". outsports.com. Retrieved September 5, 2021.


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