Jayci Simon
American para-badminton player (born 2005)
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Jayci Simon (born February 13, 2005) is an American para-badminton player. She is a 2023 Parapan American Games gold medalist in mixed doubles, and 2024 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships bronze medalist in mixed doubles. She represented the United States at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and won a silver medal in mixed doubles.
2 (WD June 18, 2024)
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| Born | February 13, 2005 St. Johns, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 3 ft 9.75 in (116 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's singles and doubles SH6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 6 (WS January 7, 2020) 2 (WD June 18, 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 14 (WS) 4 (WD) (August 18, 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life and education
Simon was born to Chad and Amy Simon.[1] She was diagnosed with acromicric dysplasia, a rare form of dwarfism, at seven years old.[2] She attended St. Johns High School in St. Johns, Michigan.[3]
Career
Simon competed at the 2017 World Dwarf Games and medaled in all ten of the events she competed in. She won gold medals in doubles badminton, basketball, the 40-meter run, 60-meter run and the 4x40 relay race. She won silver medals in singles badminton, soccer, shot put and discus and won a bronze medal in the javelin throw.[4] She does not have a regular coach or facility to train at.[5]
Simon made her international debut for the United States at the 2018 Pan American Para-Badminton Championships in Lima, Peru, and won a silver medal in women's doubles and a bronze medals in the women's singles and mixed doubles. She competed at the 2019 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships in Basel, Switzerland, and finished in fifth place in women's singles and women's doubles.[6][7]
She competed at the 2022 Pan American Para-Badminton Championships in Cali, Colombia, and won silver medals in the women's singles and mixed doubles.[8] She competed at the 2023 Parapan American Games in Santiago, Chile, and won a gold medal in mixed doubles and a silver medal in women's singles.[9][10]
On April 3, 2024, she qualified to represent the United States at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, along with her mixed doubles partner Miles Krajewski.[11][12][13]
Achievements
Parapan American Games
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2023 | Olympic Training Center, Santiago, Chile |  Miles Krajewski |
 Justin Kendrick Colleen Cloetta |
21–5, 21–7 |  Gold |
 Jonatan Mattos Karina Loyola |
21–4, 21–4 | ||||
 Nilton Quispe Giuliana Póveda |
21–18, 21–12 | ||||
| Jesús Salva Rubí Fernández |
21–10, 21–2 |
Pan Am Championships
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | Coliseo Alberto León Betancourt, Cali, Colombia |
Miles Krajewski |
Justin Kendrick Rosa Velasquez |
21–12, 21–19 |  Silver |
| Jonatan Mattos Karina Loyola |
21–15, 21–5 | ||||
| Nilton Quispe Giuliana Póveda |
9–21, 21–18, 15–21 | ||||
| Jesús Salva Rubí Fernández |
21–17, 21–17 |