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== Biography ==
Aitchison was born in [[Morrinsville]] in 2001 and grew up in Patetonga in the [[Hauraki District]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> While growing up she participated in ballet, netball and hockey. She began competing in para athletics at age 16 in 2017, at the Halberg Junior Disability Games in Auckland, New Zealand.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Danielle Aitchison - Athletics {{!}} Paralympic Athlete Profile|url=https://www.paralympic.org/danielle-aitchison|access-date=2021-08-29|website=International Paralympic Committee|language=en}}</ref>
She competes in the [[100 metres]] and [[200 metres]] in international level events.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/101117747/health-challenges-prove-no-barrier-for-waikato-teen-danielle-aitchison|title=Health challenges prove no barrier for Waikato teen Danielle Aitchison|last=|first=|date=5 February 2018|website=stuff.co.nz|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=9 March 2020|title=Danielle Aitchison - Athletics New Zealand|url=http://www.anzrankings.org.nz/site/profiles_con/athlete/591354|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Athletics New Zealand}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.athletics.org.nz/News/teenage-dreams|title=Teenage Dreams|last=|first=|date=6 June 2019|website=Athletics New Zealand|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> Aitchison represented her country at the [[2020 Summer Paralympics]], winning Silver in the [[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 200 metres T36|Women's 200 metres T36]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Athletics AITCHISON Danielle - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1616439-aitchison-danielle.htm|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-29|website=..|language=en-us}}</ref>
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