Mischa Ginns
{{short description|Australian para-badminton player}}
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Mischa Ginns (born 11 May 1981) is an Australian para-badminton player.{{Cite web |title=Mischa Ginns |url=https://vis.org.au/athletes/mischa-ginns |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=Victorian Institute of Sport |language=en}} She was selected to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics but withdrew just prior to the competition due to illness.{{Cite web |date=2024-05-23 |title=Paralympics Australia Announces Badminton Duo For Paris 2024 {{!}} Paralympics Australia |url=https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/05/paralympics-australia-announces-badminton-duo-for-paris-2024/ |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=www.paralympic.org.au |language=en-AU}}{{Cite web |date=2024-08-30 |title=Badminton Australia Chief Executive Officer Tjitte Weistra Statement on Mischa Ginns Withdrawal from Paris Paralympics 2024 - Badminton Australia |url=https://www.badminton.org.au/newsevents/badminton-australia-chief-executive-officer-tjitte-weistra-statement-on-mischa-ginns-withdrawal-from-paris-paralympics-2024/ |access-date=2024-09-24 |language=en-AU}}
Personal
Ginns 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. In April 2012, she ruptured her cervical spinal in a rowing competition and spinal surgery complications left her hospitalised for four years.{{Cite web |title=Ginns Races to Rack Up Points |url=https://olympics.bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2024/02/11/ginns-races-to-rack-up-points/ |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=olympics.bwfbadminton.com |language=en-US}} She has put on hold her chartered accountancy career to focus on badminton.
Badminton
Ginns is classified as WH2. She took up Para-badminton after attending a come-and-try day in 2022. 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{{Cite web |date=2024-02-27 |title=Australians Impress At 2024 Para Badminton World Champs {{!}} Paralympics Australia |url=https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/02/australians-impress-at-2024-para-badminton-world-champs/ |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=www.paralympic.org.au |language=en-AU}} In 2024, she is ranked 12th in Women's WH2 world singles rankings.{{Cite web |title=Profile |url=https://bwfbadminton.com/player/P79356 |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=bwfbadminton.com}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Player Updates |url=https://sea-badminton.com/player-profiles/ |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=SEA-Badminton |language=en-US}}
In 2022, she was named a finalist in the Sportsperson of the Year - Community at the Victorian Disability Sport and Recreation Awards.{{Cite web |last=News |first=Bayside |date=2022-10-18 |title=Tennis champ nominated |url=https://baysidenews.com.au/2022/10/19/tennis-champ-nominated/ |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=Bayside News |language=en-AU}}
References
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External links
- {{Paralympics Australia|mischa-ginns}}
- {{BWFB|P79356/mischa-ginns}}
{{2024 Australian Paralympic Team}}
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Category:Australian female badminton players
Category:Paralympic badminton players for Australia
Category:Badminton players at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Category:Australian para-badminton players