Caitlin Dransfield

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Caitlin Dransfield
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Caitlin Dransfield in 2019
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born (1991-01-13) 13 January 1991 (age 31)
Sport
SportPara-badminton
Disability classSL4

Caitlin Dransfield (born 13 January 1991) is an Australian para-badminton player. She competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics where badminton made its Paralympics debut.[1]

Personal[]

Dransfield was born on 13 January 1991 with right-sided hemiplegia cerebral palsy.[2] She attended Mount Lawley Senior High School.[3] In 2021, she is employed at Rise and studying a Bachelor of Disability and Community Inclusion at Flinders University.[4]

Badminton[]

Her early sporting life was predominantly in tennis.[5] In 2016, she took up para badminton and is a member of the Duncraig Badminton Club in Perth, Western Australia. She is classified as SL4. In 2018, she won Women's Singles (SL3-SL4) and Mixed Doubles at the 2018 Oceania Championships.[6]

At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, she lost three matches in the .

She is coached by Mark Cunningham in Perth.

References[]

  1. ^ "Duo To Give Australian Badminton A Paralympic Boost". Paralympics Australia. 28 July 2021. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Caitlin Dransfield". Badminron World Federation. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Lawley Alumni Historical Lists Class of 2008 — Student Roll Call". Mount Lawley Senior High School. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021.
  4. ^ ""The Paralympics would be a dream come true."". Rise. 19 May 2021. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Caitlin Dransfield badminton journey to the 2020 Paralympics". Australian Sports Foundation. Retrieved 28 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Dransfield Claims Twin-Titles at Oceania Champs". WAIS. 29 November 2018. Archived from the original on 13 March 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2021.

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