Kaitlyn Eaton
Personal information
NicknameSquirrel
NationalityAmerican
Born (1994-08-17) August 17, 1994 (age 29)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Height4 ft 8 in (1.42 m)
Sport
SportWheelchair basketball
DisabilitySacral agenesis
Disability class1.5
Coached byTrooper Johnson
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Women's wheelchair basketball
Paralympic Games
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 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]

Career

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]

Personal life

Eaton is openly lesbian.[5]

References

  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. ^ 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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