Erin Carroll

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1986|4|4}}

| birth_place = Nhill, Victoria, Australia

| height = 1.62 m

| weight = 57 kg

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| highest_ranking = 123

| date_of_highest_ranking = August 2008

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| country = Australia

| coach = Lasse Bundgaard

| handedness = Right

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Erin Carroll (born 4 April 1986 in Nhill, Victoria) is an Australian badminton player from Ballarat, Victoria.{{cite Sports-Reference|title=Erin Carroll|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/erin-carroll-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418114507/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/erin-carroll-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|access-date=19 December 2017}}

Career

Caroll started playing badminton in 1998, and coaches by her father Rob.{{cite web|title=Erin Carroll|url=http://corporate.olympics.com.au/athlete/erin-carroll |publisher=Australian Olympic Committee|access-date=19 December 2017}}{{cite news|title=It's easy; just keep the shuttle in the court|url=http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2008/08/05/2324439.htm |publisher=ABC Ballarat|access-date=19 December 2017}} 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.{{cite web|title=Past Australian Teams|url=http://www.badminton.org.au/high-performance/past-australian-teams |publisher=Badminton Australia|access-date=19 December 2017}} She is now a physical education teacher at Melbourne's Maribyrnong Sports Academy.{{cite news|title=Carroll hopes to grow junior numbers|url=http://www.thecourier.com.au/story/4828728/carroll-hopes-to-grow-junior-numbers/ |publisher=The Courier|access-date=19 December 2017}}

Personal life

She married former Australian national badminton player, Benjamin Walklate, and in May 2014, she gave birth a son Charlie Walklate.{{cite web|title=Births, Deaths & Marriages|url=http://corporate.olympics.com.au/soc/alumni/births-deaths-and-marriages |publisher=Australian Olympic Committee|access-date=19 December 2017}}

Achievements

=Oceania Championships=

Women's doubles

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!Year

!Venue

!Partner

!Opponent

!Score

!Result

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|align="center"|2008

|align="left"|Nouméa, New Caledonia

|align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Leisha Cooper

|align="left"|{{flagicon|NZL}} Renee Flavell
{{flagicon|NZL}} Donna Cranston

|align="left"|18–21, 11–21

|style="text-align:left; background:white"|Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles

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!Year

!Venue

!Partner

!Opponent

!Score

!Result

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|align="center"|2008

|align="left"|Nouméa, New Caledonia

|align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Benjamin Walklate

|align="left"|{{flagicon|NZL}} Henry Tam
{{flagicon|NZL}} Donna Cranston

|align="left"|21–13, 13–21, 15–21

|style="text-align:left; background:white"|Bronze Bronze

=BWF International Challenge/Series=

Women's doubles

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!|Year

!|Tournament

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!|Opponent

!|Score

!|Result

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|align="center"|2009

|align="left"|Victorian International

|align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Renuga Veeran

|align="left"|{{flagicon|NZL}} Danielle Barry
{{flagicon|NZL}} Donna Haliday

|align="left"|16–21, 21–19, 22–20

|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} Winner

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|align="center"|2008

|align="left"|Peru International

|align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Leisha Cooper

|align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Tania Luiz
{{flagicon|AUS}} Eugenia Tanaka

|align="left"|23–21, 17–21, 13–21

|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} Runner-up

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|align="center"|2006

|align="left"|Ballarat International

|align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Susan Dobson

|align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Angela Crowe
{{flagicon|AUS}} Jessica Lyons

|align="left"|21–16, 21–15

|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} Winner

Mixed doubles

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!|Year

!|Tournament

!|Partner

!|Opponent

!|Score

!|Result

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|align="center"|2007

|align="left"|Fiji International

|align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Benjamin Walklate

|align="left"|{{flagicon|NZL}} Craig Cooper
{{flagicon|NZL}} Renee Flavell

|align="left"|21–17, 14–21, 12–21

|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} Runner-up

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|align="center"|2007

|align="left"|Samoa International

|align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Benjamin Walklate

|align="left"|{{flagicon|NZL}} Craig Cooper
{{flagicon|NZL}} Renee Flavell

|align="left"|4–21, 12–21

|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} Runner-up

: {{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} BWF International Challenge tournament

: {{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} BWF International Series tournament

: {{Color box|#E9E9E9|border=darkgray}} BWF Future Series tournament

References

External links

{{BWFB}}
{{BWFT|D7A964B7-CE82-446A-8CFA-DAE8EC734A8C}}
{{Australian Olympic Committee}}
{{Olympedia}}
{{Olympics.com|erin-carroll}}
{{Commonwealth Games Australia|erin-carroll}}
{{Commonwealth Games Federation}}

Category:1986 births

Category:Living people

Category:Australian female badminton players

Category:Sportswomen from Victoria (state)

Category:Badminton players at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Category:Olympic badminton players for Australia

Category:Badminton players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

Category:Commonwealth Games badminton players for Australia

Category:21st-century Australian sportswomen