Carissa Turner
Carissa Turner | |
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Personal information | |
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Born | (1989-08-06) 6 August 1989 (age 35) Cardiff, Wales |
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
Women's singles and doubles | |
Highest ranking | 86 (WS 11 July 2013) 52 (WD 27 March 2014 171 (XD 18 August 2016) |
BWF profile |
Carissa Turner (born 6 August 1989) is a Welsh badminton and Australian rules football player.
In her badminton career she achieved 42 Welsh Caps, 13 Welsh National Badminton Championship titles, 3 International Titles and represented Wales at the Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010 and Glasgow 2014.
In Australian Football she has 9 Welsh Caps and 5 GB Caps, represents Cardiff Panthers in the Wales & England Women's 9s League while also representing West London Wildcats in the AFL London 18 a-side league. She was part of the South Wales Universities team that finished as minor premiers in the 2020 AFL England National University League.[1][2][3]
Badminton Achievements
BWF International Challenge/Series
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Cyprus International | ![]() | 15–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Portugal International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–17, 21–15 | ![]() |
2014 | Iceland International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–11, 21–8 | ![]() |
2013 | Cyprus International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–14, 21–13 | ![]() |
2012 | Polish International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
2012 | Slovenia International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 14–21, 21–13, 17–21 | ![]() |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
Welsh National Titles
Women's Singles Titles; 2013, 2014, 2015.
Women's Doubles Titles; partner Caroline Harvey 2010 - partner Sarah Thomas 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 - partner Gean Sou Mo 2018 - partner Amy Whiteman 2019
Mixed Doubles Titles; partner Will Kitching 2019
Australian Football Achievements
9 Welsh Caps representing Wales at Euro Cup 2018 and 2019.
5 Caps for Great Britain at the European Championships 2019.
Selected to represent Great Britain at the International Cup 2020 (cancelled due to Covid-19 Pandemic).
Cardiff Panthers awards; Most Improved 2019, Player's Player 2021.
West London Wildcats award; Women's Premiership's Best International Player 2021.
Other
Tunstall Healthcare UK Internal Workplace Awards:
Best Lip Sync Battle 2021 for performance of Agadoo with the Training Team's group "Lack Pace".
Tunstall Triathlete Top Banana Award, April 2022.
References
- ^ "Players: Carissa Turner". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ "Carissa Turner Biography". g2014results.thecgf.com. Glasgow 2014. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ Shillibier, Will (16 September 2019). "Former Commonwealth Games Athlete Turner Swaps Shuttlecocks for Sherrins". aflengland.org. AFL England. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
External links
- Carissa Turner at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
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