Erin Carroll

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

Erin Carroll
Personal information
CountryAustralia
Born (1986-04-04) 4 April 1986
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  Australia
Oceania Championships
Bronze medal – third place2008 NouméaWomen's doubles
Bronze medal – third place2008 NouméaMixed doubles
Oceania Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal – second place2008 NouméaMixed team
Oceania Women's Team Championships
Silver medal – second place2008 NouméaWomen's team
BWF profile

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

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Nouméa, New Caledonia Australia Leisha Cooper New Zealand Renee Flavell
New Zealand Donna Cranston		 18–21, 11–21 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Nouméa, New Caledonia Australia Benjamin Walklate New Zealand Henry Tam
New Zealand Donna Cranston		 21–13, 13–21, 15–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Victorian International Australia Renuga Veeran New Zealand Danielle Barry
New Zealand Donna Haliday		 16–21, 21–19, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2008 Peru International Australia Leisha Cooper Australia Tania Luiz
Australia Eugenia Tanaka		 23–21, 17–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2006 Ballarat International Australia Susan Dobson Australia Angela Crowe
Australia Jessica Lyons		 21–16, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Fiji International Australia Benjamin Walklate New Zealand Craig Cooper
New Zealand Renee Flavell		 21–17, 14–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2007 Samoa International Australia Benjamin Walklate New Zealand Craig Cooper
New Zealand Renee Flavell		 4–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-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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