Carissa Turner
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| Nationality | British (Welsh) | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 August 1989 Cardiff, Wales | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 86 (WS 11 July 2013) 52 (WD 27 March 2014 171 (XD 18 August 2016) | |||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Carissa Turner (born 6 August 1989) is a former international badminton player from Wales who competed at two Commonwealth Games and is a 13-times champion of Wales. Additionally, she was an Australian rules football player.
Badminton
Turner represented the Welsh team[1] at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India,[2] where she competed in two events. She played in the singles and women's doubles, the latter with Caroline Harvey[3]
Turner is a 13-times champion of Wales at the Welsh National Badminton Championships, winning the singles from 2013 to 2015, the women's doubles nine times from 2010 to 2019 (six with Sarah Thomas) and the mixed doubles in 2019.[4]
In her badminton career she achieved 42 Welsh Caps, 3 international titles and represented represented the Welsh team again at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow,[5][6] where she competed in the singles and women's doubles events.[7]
Australian rules
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.[8][9][10]
Badminton Achievements
BWF International Challenge/Series
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Cyprus International |  Linda Zetchiri |
15–21, 19–21 |  Runner-up |
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Portugal International |  Sarah Thomas |
 Rebekka Findlay Caitlin Pringle |
21–17, 21–15 |  Winner |
| 2014 | Iceland International | Sarah Thomas |
 Sara Hognadottir Margrét Johannsdottir |
21–11, 21–8 | Winner |
| 2013 | Cyprus International | Sarah Thomas |
 Maria Avraamidou Stella Knekna |
21–14, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2012 | Polish International | Sarah Thomas |
 Kamila Augustyn Agnieszka Wojtkowska |
15–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2012 | Slovenia International | Sarah Thomas |
 Isabel Herttrich Inken Wienefeld |
14–21, 21–13, 17–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament