Erin Carroll

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Erin Carroll
Personal information
CountryAustralia
Born (1986-04-04) 4 April 1986 (age 39)
Nhill, Victoria, Australia
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
HandednessRight
CoachLasse Bundgaard
Highest ranking123 (August 2008)
Medal record
Badminton
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Oceania Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Nouméa Women's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Nouméa Mixed doubles
Oceania Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2008 NouméaMixed team
Oceania Women's Team Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2008 NouméaWomen's team
BWF profile

Erin Carroll (born 4 April 1986 in Nhill, Victoria) is an Australian badminton player from Ballarat, Victoria. [1]

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Career

Caroll started playing badminton in 1998, and coaches by her father Rob. [2] [3] She attended Sebastopol Secondary College, where she was a keen participant in Badminton throughout her high school stay. She was part of the Australia national badminton team competed at the 2002 IBF World Junior Championships, 2004 Commonwealth Youth Games, 2006 Commonwealth Games, 2007 Sudirman Cup, and 2008 Summer Olympics. [4] She is now a physical education teacher at Melbourne's Maribyrnong Sports Academy. [5]

Personal life

She married former Australian national badminton player, Benjamin Walklate, and in May 2014, she gave birth a son Charlie Walklate. [6]

Achievements

Oceania Championships

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2008 Nouméa, New Caledonia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Leisha Cooper Flag of New Zealand.svg Renee Flavell
Flag of New Zealand.svg Donna Cranston 		18–21, 11–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2008 Nouméa, New Caledonia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Benjamin Walklate Flag of New Zealand.svg Henry Tam
Flag of New Zealand.svg Donna Cranston 		21–13, 13–21, 15–21 Med 3.png Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2009Victorian International Flag of Australia (converted).svg Renuga Veeran Flag of New Zealand.svg Danielle Barry
Flag of New Zealand.svg Donna Haliday 		16–21, 21–19, 22–20Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2008 Peru International Flag of Australia (converted).svg Leisha Cooper Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tania Luiz
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eugenia Tanaka 		23–21, 17–21, 13–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2006Ballarat International Flag of Australia (converted).svg Susan Dobson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Angela Crowe
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jessica Lyons 		21–16, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2007Fiji International Flag of Australia (converted).svg Benjamin Walklate Flag of New Zealand.svg Craig Cooper
Flag of New Zealand.svg Renee Flavell 		21–17, 14–21, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2007Samoa International Flag of Australia (converted).svg Benjamin Walklate Flag of New Zealand.svg Craig Cooper
Flag of New Zealand.svg Renee Flavell 		4–21, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Erin Carroll". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Erin Carroll". Australian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "It's easy; just keep the shuttle in the court". ABC Ballarat. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Past Australian Teams". Badminton Australia . Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "Carroll hopes to grow junior numbers". The Courier . Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "Births, Deaths & Marriages". Australian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 19 December 2017.
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