Caroline Black | |
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Personal information | |
Country | Ireland |
Born | Lisburn, Northern Ireland | 4 March 1994
Women's | |
Highest ranking | 831 (WS) 6 Sep 2012 100 (WD) 3 Jul 2014 234 (XD)5 Dec 2013 |
BWF profile |
Caroline Black (born 4 March 1994) is an Irish female badminton player. [1] [2] In 2012, she became the runner-up of the Irish Future Series tournament in the mixed doubles event with her partner Stuart Lightbody. [3] In 2014, she competed at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland representing Northern Ireland. [2]
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