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.
Personal Dransfield was born on 13 January 1991 with right-sided hemiplegia cerebral palsy. She attended Mount Lawley Senior High School. In 2021, she is employed at Rise and studying a Bachelor of Disability and Community Inclusion at Flinders University.
Badminton Her early sporting life was predominantly in tennis. 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.
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 Leisuretime Sports Precinct, Geelong, Australia Celine Aurelie Vinot21–5, 21–1 Gold Anu Francis21–6, 21–2 Zashka Gunson21–2, 21–3 2022 Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia Carrie Joanne Wilson21–9, 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 Leisuretime Sports Precinct,Geelong, Australia Corrie Keith Robinson Hayden Bognar Celine Aurelie Vinot21–3, 21–6 Gold Phonexay Kinnavong Anu Francis21–9, 21–11 Adam Torey-Toth Zashka Gunson21–5, 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
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