| Mischa Ginns | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country |  Australia |
| Born | 11 May 1981 |
Mischa Ginns (born 11 May 1981) is an Australian para-badminton player. [1] She was selected to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics but withdrew just prior to the competition due to illness. [2] [3]
Ginns was born in South Africa on 11 May 1981 and migrated to Australia from South Africa in 2008 to take up a job in accountancy. [1] In April 2012, she ruptured her cervical spinal in a rowing competition and spinal surgery complications left her hospitalised for four years. [4] She has put on hold her chartered accountancy career to focus on badminton. [4]
Ginns is classified as WH2. She took up Para-badminton after attending a come-and-try day in 2022. [2] At the 2022 Oceania Para-Badminton Championships she won three gold medals - WH2 women's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles. At the 2024 BWF Para Badminton World Championships, she advanced to the Women's Singles WH2 Quarterfinals [5] In 2024, she is ranked 12th in Women's WH2 world singles rankings. [6] She was selected to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics but withdrew just prior to the competition due to illness.
She is a member of Westside Badminton in Melbourne and a Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship athlete. [7] [1]
In 2022, she was named a finalist in the Sportsperson of the Year - Community at the Victorian Disability Sport and Recreation Awards. [8]
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