Melanie Hawtin

Melanie Hawtin

Team Canada – No 15 – Melanie Hawtin
Personal information
Nationality	Canada
Born	(1988-07-20) July 20, 1988 (age 36) Hamilton, Ontario
Height	4 ft 8 in (142 cm)
Sport
Sport	Wheelchair racing Wheelchair basketball
Disability class	T54 (wheelchair racing) 1.5 (wheelchair basketball)
Team	BC Breakers
Medal record Wheelchair basketball 2014 World Championships Women's wheelchair basketball 2015 Parapan American Games Women's wheelchair basketball

Melanie Hawtin (born July 20, 1988) is a Canadian 1.5 point wheelchair basketball player. As a T54 class wheelchair racer, she was the Canadian national champion in the 100 m in 2008, and the 400 m and 1500 m events in 2009. She was Ontario Wheelchair Sports Association's Junior Female Athlete of the Year four times, and its Female Athlete of the Year twice. After switching to wheelchair basketball in 2012, she won a gold medal at the 2014 Women's World Wheelchair Basketball Championship in Toronto.