Player Profile

Carissa Turner

1 Name & DOB & where do you live?

Carissa Turner. 06/08/89 Cardiff

2 Discipline- partner?

Singles & Doubles with Caroline Harvey.

3 How did you get started in Badminton?

Fell while horse riding & couldn’t do gymnastics or swimming anymore so badminton at Penarth Club was suggested to Mum.

4 Interesting fact about yourself that not many people would know?

Despite my clumsiness I’ve never broken a bone. I can click almost every bone/joint in my body. Love horse riding.

5 2-3 of your best achievements to date?

Selected to represent Wales at junior & senior.

Final of Quadrangular

National Junior Champ in Doubles 4years running with 3 different partners

Quarter & Semi Finals in EBU

6 Goals for this season?

Compete in EBUs.

Nationals Title.
Become physically stronger.

7 Sporting heroes?

John McEnroe

Lance Armstrong

Marc Jenkins

Colin Jackson

8 Coaches you have worked with, (HPC you attend)?

Stuart Dixon, Irwansyah, John Walsh, Tony Tullet, Eddie O’Neill, Zhou JunLing, Matthew Hughes, Kelly Morgan, Martyn Lewis. (HPC – Cardiff)

9 Long term Badminton Goals?

Reach a Commonwealth Games & get at least quarter final there.

Top 50 in the world.

10 How does it feel to be part of the HPC/Talent group?

It’s good to be able to play competitive matches & be around other people with determination & who want to succeed.