Kaitlyn Eaton
Sport: Wheelchair Basketball
Gold: 0 Silver: 1 Bronze: 1
Quick Facts
Birthday: August 17, 1994
Height: 4'8"
Age: 31
Hometown: Houston, TX
Education: University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Biography
Quick Facts
- Daughter of Jill Eaton
- Has a brother, Josh, and a twin sister, Kelsey
- Born with sacral agenesis and is missing her entire sacrum
- Began playing basketball as a high school sophomore in 2010
- Played with the TIRR Memorial Hermann Junior Houston Hotwheels from 2010 to 2012
- Hobbies include watching sports, binge watching Netflix, especially really bad romantic comedies and hanging out with friends and family.
Paralympic Experience
- 2-time Paralympian; 2-time Paralympic medalist (1 silver, 1 bronze)
- Paralympic Games Paris 2024, silver (Team - Women)
- Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, bronze (Team - Women)
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2018 – 6th (Team - Women)
- Years of participation: Team - Women 2018
- Top finish: 6th – 2018 (Team - Women)
