Mischa Ginns

Mischa Ginns (born 11 May 1981) is an Australian para-badminton player.[1] She has been selected to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[2]

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Mischa Ginns
Personal information
Country Australia
Born (1981-11-05) 5 November 1981

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.[1] In April 2012, she ruptured her cervical spinal in a rowing competition and spinal surgery complications left her hospitalised for four years.[3] She has put on hold her chartered accountancy career to focus on badminton.[3]

Badminton

Ginns 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[4] In 2024, she is ranked 12th in Women's WH2 world singles rankings.[5] She has been selected to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.

She is a member of Westside Badminton in Melbourne and a Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship athlete.[6][1]

In 2022, she was named a finalist in the Sportsperson of the Year - Community at the Victorian Disability Sport and Recreation Awards.[7]

References
  1. "Mischa Ginns". Victorian Institute of Sport. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  2. "Paralympics Australia Announces Badminton Duo For Paris 2024 | Paralympics Australia". www.paralympic.org.au. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  3. "Ginns Races to Rack Up Points". olympics.bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  4. "Australians Impress At 2024 Para Badminton World Champs | Paralympics Australia". www.paralympic.org.au. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  5. "Profile". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  6. "Player Updates". SEA-Badminton. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  7. News, Bayside (18 October 2022). "Tennis champ nominated". Bayside News. Retrieved 23 May 2024. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
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