Caitlin Dransfield

Australian para-badminton player

Badminton player

Caitlin Dransfield

Caitlin Dransfield in 2019

Personal information
Country|  Australia
Born|  (1991-01-13) 13 January 1991 (age 33)
Perth, Australia
Height| 171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight| 61 kg (134 lb)
Coach| Mark Cunningham
Women's singles SL4
Women's doubles SL3–SU5
Mixed doubles SL3–SU5
Highest ranking| 8 (WS 8 November 2022)
14 (WD with Doung Kim Chou 19 September 2022)
21 (XD with Corrie Keith Robinson 1 January 2019)
Current ranking| 8 (WS)
18 (WD with Doung Kim Chou)
33 (XD with Kenneth Adlawan) (15 November 2022)

Medal record

Women's para-badminton
Representing  Australia
Oceania Championships
|  2018 Geelong  | Women's singles
|  2018 Geelong  | Mixed doubles
|  2022 Melbourne  | Women's singles
|  2022 Melbourne  | Doubles
|  2022 Melbourne  | Mixed doubles

Caitlin Dransfield (born 13 January 1991) is an Australian para-badminton player. She competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics where badminton made its Paralympics debut.[1]

## Personal

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Dransfield was born on 13 January 1991 with right-sided hemiplegia cerebral palsy.[2] She attended Mount Lawley Senior High School.[3] In 2021, she is employed at Rise and studying a Bachelor of Disability and Community Inclusion at Flinders University.[4]

## Badminton

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Her early sporting life was predominantly in tennis.[5] In 2016, she took up para badminton and is a member of the Duncraig Badminton Club in Perth, Western Australia. She is classified as SL4. In 2018, she won Women's Singles (SL3-SL4) and Mixed Doubles at the 2018 Oceania Championships.[6]

At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, competing in the Women's singles SL4, Dransfield lost to Helle Sofie Sagoy of Norway 2-0 in the Group Stage. She then lost to Chanida Srinavakul from Thailand 2-0 but then managed to take a set off Olivia Meier of Canada but still lost 2-1. She was therefore eliminated and did not compete in the quarterfinals.

She is coached by Mark Cunningham in Perth.

## Achievements

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### Oceania Championships

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Women's singles

Year  | Venue  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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2018[a] | Leisuretime Sports Precinct, Geelong, Australia  |  Celine Aurelie Vinot | 21–5, 21–1  |  Gold
Anu Francis | 21–6, 21–2
Zashka Gunson | 21–2, 21–3
2022  | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia  |  Carrie Joanne Wilson | 21–9, 21–12  |  Gold

D2ubles

Year  | Venue  | Partner  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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2022  | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre,
Melbourne, Australia  |  Doung Kim Chou |  Kenneth Adlawan
Phonexay Kinnavong | 25–27, 21–18, 22–20  |  Gold

Mixed doubles

Year  | Venue  | Partner  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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2018[b] | Leisuretime Sports Precinct,
Geelong, Australia  |  Corrie Keith Robinson |  Hayden Bognar
Celine Aurelie Vinot | 21–3, 21–6  |  Gold
Phonexay Kinnavong
Anu Francis | 21–9, 21–11
Adam Torey-Toth
Zashka Gunson | 21–5, 21–5
2022  | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre,
Melbourne, Australia  |  Kenneth Adlawan |  Oliver Kiran Linton
Carrie Joanne Wilson | 21–8, 13–21, 23–25  |  Silver

## References

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1. ^ "Duo To Give Australian Badminton A Paralympic Boost". Paralympics Australia. 28 July 2021. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
2. ^ "Caitlin Dransfield". Badminron World Federation. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
3. ^ "Lawley Alumni Historical Lists Class of 2008 — Student Roll Call". Mount Lawley Senior High School. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021.
4. ^ ""The Paralympics would be a dream come true."". Rise. 19 May 2021. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
5. ^ "Caitlin Dransfield badminton journey to the 2020 Paralympics". Australian Sports Foundation. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
6. ^ "Dransfield Claims Twin-Titles at Oceania Champs". WAIS. 29 November 2018. Archived from the original on 13 March 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2021.

## Notes

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1. ^ This tournament uses a round robin system.
2. ^ This tournament uses a round robin system.

## External links

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* Caitlin Dransfield at Paralympics Australia
* Caitlin Dransfield at the International Paralympic Committee
* Badminton World Federation Profile

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