Jayci Simon

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.

Jayci Simon
Personal information
Born	(2005-02-13) February 13, 2005 (age 20) St. Johns, Michigan, U.S.
Height	3 ft 9.75 in (116 cm)
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 Para-badminton Representing the  United States Paralympic Games 2024 Paris Mixed doubles World Championships 2024 Pattaya Mixed doubles Parapan American Games 2023 Santiago Mixed Doubles 2023 Santiago Women's singles Pan Am Championships 2018 Lima Women's doubles 2022 Cali Women's singles 2022 Cali Mixed doubles 2018 Lima Women's singles 2018 Lima Mixed doubles

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
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
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