Caitlin Dransfield

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

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

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

Oceania Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
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
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
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

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

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

External links

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