Carissa Turner


Carissa Turner 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.
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Badminton Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2013Cyprus Internationalsilver2

Australian Football Achievements

Wales
Gained 13 Caps for Wales at the Euro Cup 2018, 2019 and 2022.
Great Britain
5 Caps for the GB Swans at the European Championships 2019.
Selected to represent Great Britain at the International Cup 2020.
5 Caps for the GB Swans at the European Championships 2022.
4 Caps for the GB Swans at the Transatlantic Cup 2024.
Club
Cardiff Panthers awards; Most Improved 2019, Player's Player 2021, President's Choice 2023, Club Person of the Year 2024.
West London Wildcats award; Women's Premiership's Best International Player 2021.