Erin Carroll
Birth date4 April 1986 (age 40)
Birth placeNhill, Victoria, Australia
Height1.62 m
Weight57 kg
Highest ranking123
Date of highest rankingAugust 2008
CountryAustralia
HandednessRight
Bwfbadminton id51576
Bwf idD7A964B7-CE82-446A-8CFA-DAE8EC734A8C

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

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
2008Nouméa, New CaledoniaLeisha CooperRenee Flavell
Donna Cranston		18–21, 11–21Bronze

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2008Nouméa, New CaledoniaBenjamin WalklateHenry Tam
Donna Cranston		21–13, 13–21, 15–21Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2009Victorian InternationalRenuga VeeranDanielle Barry
Donna Haliday		16–21, 21–19, 22–20Winner
2008Peru InternationalLeisha CooperTania Luiz
Eugenia Tanaka		23–21, 17–21, 13–21Runner-up
2006Ballarat InternationalSusan DobsonAngela Crowe
Jessica Lyons		21–16, 21–15Winner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2007Fiji InternationalBenjamin WalklateCraig Cooper
Renee Flavell		21–17, 14–21, 12–21Runner-up
2007Samoa InternationalBenjamin WalklateCraig Cooper
Renee Flavell		4–21, 12–21Runner-up
BWF International Challenge tournament
BWF International Series tournament
BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. ^ "Erin Carroll". 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. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. 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.