# Erin Carroll
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{{Short description|Australian badminton player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Use Australian English|date=February 2012}}
{{Infobox badminton player
| name = Erin Carroll
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1986|4|4}}
| birth_place = [Nhill, Victoria](/source/Nhill%2C_Victoria), Australia
| height = 1.62 m
| weight = 57 kg
| event =
| highest_ranking = 123
| date_of_highest_ranking = August 2008
| current_ranking =
| date_of_current_ranking =
| country = Australia
| coach = Lasse Bundgaard
| handedness = Right
| best_result =
| medal_templates =
{{MedalSport|[Badminton](/source/Badminton)}}
{{MedalCountry|{{AUS}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[Oceania Championships](/source/Oceania_Badminton_Championships)}}
{{MedalBronze|[2008 Nouméa](/source/2008_Oceania_Badminton_Championships)|Women's doubles}}
{{MedalBronze|[2008 Nouméa](/source/2008_Oceania_Badminton_Championships)|Mixed doubles}}
{{MedalCompetition|[Oceania Mixed Team Championships](/source/Oceania_Badminton_Championships)}}
{{MedalSilver|2008 Nouméa|Mixed team}}
{{MedalCompetition|[Oceania Women's Team Championships](/source/Oceania_Badminton_Championships)}}
{{MedalSilver|2008 Nouméa|Women's team}}
| bwfbadminton_id = 51576
| bwf_id = D7A964B7-CE82-446A-8CFA-DAE8EC734A8C
}}
'''Erin Carroll''' (born 4 April 1986 in [Nhill, Victoria](/source/Nhill%2C_Victoria)) is an Australian [badminton](/source/badminton) player from [Ballarat](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Phoenix_P-12_Community_College), where she was a keen participant in Badminton throughout her high school stay. She was part of the [Australia national badminton team](/source/Australia_national_badminton_team) competed at the [2002 IBF World Junior Championships](/source/2002_IBF_World_Junior_Championships), [2004 Commonwealth Youth Games](/source/2004_Commonwealth_Youth_Games), [2006 Commonwealth Games](/source/Badminton_at_the_2006_Commonwealth_Games), [2007 Sudirman Cup](/source/2007_Sudirman_Cup), and [2008 Summer Olympics](/source/Badminton_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics).[{{cite web|title=Past Australian Teams|url=http://www.badminton.org.au/high-performance/past-australian-teams|publisher=[Badminton Australia](/source/Badminton_Australia)|access-date=19 December 2017|archive-date=19 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219024428/http://www.badminton.org.au/high-performance/past-australian-teams|url-status=dead}}] 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](/source/The_Courier_(Ballarat))|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](/source/Australian_Olympic_Committee)|access-date=19 December 2017}}]
==Achievements==
===Oceania Championships===
''Women's doubles''
{|class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
!Year
!Venue
!Partner
!Opponent
!Score
!Result
|-
|-style="background:#ECF2FF"
|align="center"|[2008](/source/2008_Oceania_Badminton_Championships)
|align="left"|[Nouméa](/source/Noum%C3%A9a), [New Caledonia](/source/New_Caledonia)
|align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} [Leisha Cooper](/source/Leisha_Cooper)
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NZL}} [Renee Flavell](/source/Renee_Flavell)
{{flagicon|NZL}} [Donna Cranston](/source/Donna_Cranston)
|align="left"|18–21, 11–21
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|Bronze '''Bronze'''
|}
''Mixed doubles''
{|class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
!Year
!Venue
!Partner
!Opponent
!Score
!Result
|-
|-style="background:#ECF2FF"
|align="center"|[2008](/source/2008_Oceania_Badminton_Championships)
|align="left"|[Nouméa](/source/Noum%C3%A9a), [New Caledonia](/source/New_Caledonia)
|align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} [Benjamin Walklate](/source/Benjamin_Walklate)
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NZL}} [Henry Tam](/source/Henry_Tam)
{{flagicon|NZL}} [Donna Cranston](/source/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''
{|class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
!|Year
!|Tournament
!|Partner
!|Opponent
!|Score
!|Result
|-
|-style="background:#E9E9E9"
|align="center"|2009
|align="left"|Victorian International
|align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} [Renuga Veeran](/source/Renuga_Veeran)
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NZL}} [Danielle Barry](/source/Danielle_Barry)
{{flagicon|NZL}} [Donna Haliday](/source/Donna_Haliday)
|align="left"|16–21, 21–19, 22–20
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
|-style="background:#E9E9E9"
|align="center"|2008
|align="left"|[Peru International](/source/Peru_International)
|align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} [Leisha Cooper](/source/Leisha_Cooper)
|align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} [Tania Luiz](/source/Tania_Luiz)
{{flagicon|AUS}} [Eugenia Tanaka](/source/Eugenia_Tanaka)
|align="left"|23–21, 17–21, 13–21
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-
|-style="background:#D5D5D5"
|align="center"|2006
|align="left"|Ballarat International
|align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} [Susan Dobson](/source/Susan_Dobson_(badminton))
|align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} [Angela Crowe](/source/Angela_Crowe)
{{flagicon|AUS}} [Jessica Lyons](/source/Jessica_Lyons)
|align="left"|21–16, 21–15
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|}
''Mixed doubles''
{|class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
!|Year
!|Tournament
!|Partner
!|Opponent
!|Score
!|Result
|-
|-style="background:#E9E9E9"
|align="center"|2007
|align="left"|Fiji International
|align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} [Benjamin Walklate](/source/Benjamin_Walklate)
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NZL}} [Craig Cooper](/source/Craig_Cooper_(badminton))
{{flagicon|NZL}} [Renee Flavell](/source/Renee_Flavell)
|align="left"|21–17, 14–21, 12–21
|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-
|-style="background:#E9E9E9"
|align="center"|2007
|align="left"|Samoa International
|align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} [Benjamin Walklate](/source/Benjamin_Walklate)
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NZL}} [Craig Cooper](/source/Craig_Cooper_(badminton))
{{flagicon|NZL}} [Renee Flavell](/source/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](/source/BWF_International_Challenge) tournament
: {{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} [BWF International Series](/source/BWF_International_Series) tournament
: {{Color box|#E9E9E9|border=darkgray}} [BWF Future Series](/source/BWF_Future_Series) tournament
==References==
{{Reflist}}
== 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}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Carroll, Erin}}
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
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