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Kaitlyn Eaton

Paralympian 2020

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Athlete Bio

Kaitlyn Eaton has a conversation in her USA gear

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Height

4'8"

Hometown

Houston, TX

Education

University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

classification: 1.5

Personal

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.

World Championships

Most recent: 2018 – 6th

Years of competition: 2018 Top Finish: 6th – 2018