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Carissa Turner

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Carissa Turner
Personal information
Country Wales
Born (1989-08-06) 6 August 1989 (age 35)
Cardiff, Wales
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Women's singles and doubles
Highest ranking86 (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

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BWF International Challenge/Series

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Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2013 Cyprus International Bulgaria Linda Zetchiri 15–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Portugal International Wales Sarah Thomas Scotland Rebekka Findlay
Scotland Caitlin Pringle
21–17, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Iceland International Wales Sarah Thomas Iceland Sara Hognadottir
Iceland Margrét Johannsdottir
21–11, 21–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 Cyprus International Wales Sarah Thomas Cyprus Maria Avraamidou
Cyprus Stella Knekna
21–14, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2012 Polish International Wales Sarah Thomas Poland Kamila Augustyn
Poland Agnieszka Wojtkowska
15–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2012 Slovenia International Wales Sarah Thomas Germany Isabel Herttrich
Germany Inken Wienefeld
14–21, 21–13, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Players: Carissa Turner". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Carissa Turner Biography". g2014results.thecgf.com. Glasgow 2014. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  3. ^ Shillibier, Will (16 September 2019). "Former Commonwealth Games Athlete Turner Swaps Shuttlecocks for Sherrins". aflengland.org. AFL England. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
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