Kaitlyn Eaton (born August 17, 1994) is an American wheelchair basketball player and a member of the United States women's national wheelchair basketball team. She represented the United States at the

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Career

Eaton represented the United States at the

2018 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship The 2018 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship was held at the Edel-optics.de Arena in Hamburg, Germany, from 16 to 26 August 2018. Both men's and women's tournaments were held, with 12 women's and 16 men's teams competing, representing 19 di ...

and finished in sixth place in the tournament. In August 2019 she competed at the

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in the wheelchair basketball tournament and won a silver medal. Eaton represented the United States at the

in the wheelchair basketball women's tournament and won a bronze medal.

Personal life

Eaton is openly lesbian.

References

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