Katherine Wynter (born 9 February 1996) is a Jamaican badminton player.[1][2] She won the 2016 Jamaica International tournament in the women's doubles event partnered with Ruth Williams.[3] Wynter was the bronze medalists in the mixed doubles at the 2016 Pan Am Badminton Championships partnered with Dennis Coke,[4] and also in the team event and women's doubles at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games.[5] She competed at the 2018 and 2022 Commonwealth Games.[6][7]
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| Country | Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 February 1996 Kingston, Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 227 (WS 21 December 2017) 232 (WD 14 August 2014) 149 (XD 30 November 2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life edit
Wynter educated at the University of the West Indies in Mona, and was awarded University Sportswoman of the Year in 2015 and 2016.[6]
Achievements edit
Pan Am Championships edit
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Clube Fonte São Paulo, Campinas, Brazil |
 Dennis Coke
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 Nyl Yakura Brittney Tam
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11–21, 9–21 |  Bronze
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Central American and Caribbean Games edit
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2023 | Coliseo Complejo El Polvorín, San Salvador, El Salvador |
Tahlia Richardson
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Diana Corleto Nikté Sotomayor |
13–21, 16–21 | Bronze
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BWF International Challenge/Series edit
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Jamaica International | Ruth Williams
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Geordine Henry Mikaylia Haldane
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21–17, 10–21, 21–15 |  Winner
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| 2016 | Carebaco International | Mikaylia Haldane
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 Nairoby Abigail Jiménez Bermary Polanco
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17–21, 23–21, 15–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2017 | Jamaica International | Mikaylia Haldane
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 Leanne Choo Rachel Honderich
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2–21, 8–21 | Runner-up
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Carebaco International | Gareth Henry
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Nelson Javier Daigenis Saturria
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17–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
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| 2017 | Jamaica International | Dennis Coke
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Toby Ng Rachel Honderich
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9–21, 8–21 | Runner-up
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| 2017 | Peru International | Dennis Coke
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 Mario Cuba Katherine Winder
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9–21, 9–21 | Runner-up
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| 2017 | Suriname International | Dennis Coke
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 Leodannis Martínez Taymara Oropesa
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16–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2018 | Suriname International |  Mitchel Wongsodikromo
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Cesar Brito Bermary Polanco
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10–21, 16–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References edit
- ^ "Players: Katherine Wynter". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- ^ "Badminton - Athlete Profile: Katherine Wynter". results.toronto2015.org. Toronto 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- ^ "Martins, Cicognini capture singles titles at Jamaica International Badminton Tournament". The Jamaica Observer. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ^ "Pomoceno faz aniversário e leva prata de presente no Pan de Badminton" (in Portuguese). Globo Comunicação e Participações S.A. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ^ Buchanan, Orane (3 July 2023). "Badminton team mines Jamaica's third CAC bronze". The Gleaner. Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Participants: Katherine Wynter". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ Lowe, Andre (4 August 2022). "More help needed for badminton — Wynter". The Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
External links edit
- Katherine Wynter at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Katherine Wynter at BWFbadminton.com
- Katherine Wynter at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games (archived)
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