Mischa Ginns (born 11 May 1981) is an Australian para-badminton player.[1] She was selected to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics but withdrew just prior to the competition due to illness.[2][3]
| Mischa Ginns | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country |  Australia |
| Born | 5 November 1981 |
Personal
editGinns was born in South Africa on 11 May 1981 and migrated to Australia from South Africa in 2008 to take up a job in accountancy.[1] In April 2012, she ruptured her cervical spinal in a rowing competition and spinal surgery complications left her hospitalised for four years.[4] She has put on hold her chartered accountancy career to focus on badminton.[4]
Badminton
editGinns is classified as WH2. She took up Para-badminton after attending a come-and-try day in 2022.[2] At the 2022 Oceania Para-Badminton Championships she won three gold medals - WH2 women's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles. At the 2024 BWF Para Badminton World Championships, she advanced to the Women's Singles WH2 Quarterfinals[5] In 2024, she is ranked 12th in Women's WH2 world singles rankings.[6] She was selected to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics but withdrew just prior to the competition due to illness.
She is a member of Westside Badminton in Melbourne and a Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship athlete.[7][1]
In 2022, she was named a finalist in the Sportsperson of the Year - Community at the Victorian Disability Sport and Recreation Awards.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Mischa Ginns". Victorian Institute of Sport. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Paralympics Australia Announces Badminton Duo For Paris 2024 | Paralympics Australia". www.paralympic.org.au. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "Badminton Australia Chief Executive Officer Tjitte Weistra Statement on Mischa Ginns Withdrawal from Paris Paralympics 2024 - Badminton Australia". 30 August 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Ginns Races to Rack Up Points". olympics.bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "Australians Impress At 2024 Para Badminton World Champs | Paralympics Australia". www.paralympic.org.au. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "Profile". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "Player Updates". SEA-Badminton. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ News, Bayside (18 October 2022). "Tennis champ nominated". Bayside News. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
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