Katherine Wynter

Katherine Wynter
Personal information
Country	Jamaica
Born	(1996-02-09) 9 February 1996 (age 29) Kingston, Jamaica
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking	227 (WS 21 December 2017) 232 (WD 14 August 2014) 149 (XD 30 November 2017)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing   Jamaica Pan Am Championships 2016 Campinas Mixed doubles Central American and Caribbean Games 2023 San Salvador Women's doubles 2023 San Salvador Mixed team
BWF profile

Katherine Wynter (born 9 February 1996) is a Jamaican badminton player. ^{[1] [2]} She won the 2016 Jamaica International tournament in the women's doubles event partnered with Ruth Williams. ^[3] Wynter was the bronze medalists in the mixed doubles at the 2016 Pan Am Badminton Championships partnered with Dennis Coke, ^[4] and also in the team event and women's doubles at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games. ^[5] She competed at the 2018 and 2022 Commonwealth Games. ^{[6] [7]}

Personal life

Wynter educated at the University of the West Indies in Mona, and was awarded University Sportswoman of the Year in 2015 and 2016. ^[6]

Achievements

Pan Am Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Clube Fonte São Paulo, Campinas, Brazil	Dennis Coke	Nyl Yakura Brittney Tam	11–21, 9–21	Bronze

Central American and Caribbean Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2023	Coliseo Complejo El Polvorín, San Salvador, El Salvador	Tahlia Richardson	Diana Corleto Nikté Sotomayor	13–21, 16–21	Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Jamaica International	Ruth Williams	Geordine Henry Mikaylia Haldane	21–17, 10–21, 21–15	Winner
2016	Carebaco International	Mikaylia Haldane	Nairoby Jiménez Bermary Polanco	17–21, 23–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2017	Jamaica International	Mikaylia Haldane	Leanne Choo Rachel Honderich	2–21, 8–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Carebaco International	Gareth Henry	Nelson Javier Daigenis Saturria	17–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2017	Jamaica International	Dennis Coke	Toby Ng Rachel Honderich	9–21, 8–21	Runner-up
2017	Peru International	Dennis Coke	Mario Cuba Katherine Winder	9–21, 9–21	Runner-up
2017	Suriname International	Dennis Coke	Leodannis Martínez Taymara Oropesa	16–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2018	Suriname International	Mitchel Wongsodikromo	César Brito Bermary Polanco	10–21, 16–21	Runner-up

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament

References

1. "Players: Katherine Wynter". Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 26 November 2016.
2. "Badminton - Athlete Profile: Katherine Wynter". results.toronto2015.org. Toronto 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
3. "Martins, Cicognini capture singles titles at Jamaica International Badminton Tournament". The Jamaica Observer. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
4. "Pomoceno faz aniversário e leva prata de presente no Pan de Badminton" (in Portuguese). Globo Comunicação e Participações S.A. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
5. Buchanan, Orane (3 July 2023). "Badminton team mines Jamaica's third CAC bronze". The Gleaner. Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
6. "Participants: Katherine Wynter". Gold Coast 2018. Archived from the original on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
7. Lowe, Andre (4 August 2022). "More help needed for badminton — Wynter". The Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 18 July 2023.

External links

• Katherine Wynter at BWF .TournamentSoftware.com (archived)
• Katherine Wynter at BWF Badminton.com
• Katherine Wynter at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games (archived)