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| Full name | Kaitlyn Marie Eaton | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Squirrel | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 17, 1994 Houston, Texas, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 4 ft 8 in (1.42 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wheelchair basketball | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Sacral agenesis | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | 1.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Christina Schwab | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 Summer Paralympics. [1]
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]
Eaton is openly lesbian. [8]
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