Karin Suter-Erath

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Karin Suter Erath
Personal information
Born (1970-11-24) 24 November 1970 (age 51)
Basel, Switzerland
Sport
Country  Switzerland
SportPara badminton
Disability classWH1
Medal record
Wheelchair tennis
Representing   Switzerland
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games 0 0 1
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Women's doubles
Para badminton
Representing   Switzerland
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 2 2 4
9 3 0
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guatemala City Women's doubles W3
Gold medal – first place 2013 Dortmund Women's singles WH1
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guatemala City Women's singles WH1-2
Silver medal – second place 2013 Dortmund Women's doubles WH1-2
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Guatemala City Mixed doubles WH1-2
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Dortmund Mixed doubles WH1
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Stoke Mandeville Women's singles WH1
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Basel Women's singles WH1
Gold medal – first place 2012 Dortmund Women's singles WH1
Gold medal – first place 2012 Dortmund Mixed doubles WH1-2
Gold medal – first place 2014 Murcia Women's singles WH1
Gold medal – first place 2014 Murcia Women's doubles WH1
Gold medal – first place 2014 Murcia Mixed doubles WH1-2
Gold medal – first place 2016 Beek Women's singles WH1
Gold medal – first place 2016 Beek Women's doubles WH1-2
Gold medal – first place 2016 Beek Mixed doubles WH1-2
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rodez Women's doubles WH1-2
Silver medal – second place 2010 Manchester Women's singles WH1
Silver medal – second place 2012 Dortmund Women's doubles WH1-2
Silver medal – second place 2018 Rodez Women's singles WH1

Karin Suter-Erath (born 24 November 1970) is a Swiss para badminton player and a former wheelchair tennis player.[1]

Suter-Erath was a very keen handball and soccer player when aged 13 and played in European handball leagues from the ages of 17 to 27. She studied physical education at university and became a secondary school teacher once she graduated.[2]

Wheelchair tennis career[]

In 1997, Suter-Erath was paralysed from the waist down in an accident which caused her to stop playing handball. While in rehab in Nottwil, she tried out wheelchair tennis and when she completed her rehab then she took the sport up professionally.[3]

In 2004, Suter-Erath teamed up with Sandra Kalt and competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics and won their first ever Paralympic medal in the women's doubles. From 2005 to 2007, she reached to world number six and was voted as Basel's Athlete of the Year alongside Roger Federer and FC Basel a year later.

Achievements[]

Paralympic Games[]

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 Athens Olympic Tennis Centre, Athens, Greece Switzerland Sandra Kalt Japan
Japan 		7–5, 6–3 Bronze medal.svg Bronze

Para-badminton career[]

As well as being very successful in wheelchair tennis, she took up para badminton and won a silver medal in the women's doubles at the 2010 Para Badminton European Championships in Manchester then won eight medals in the BWF Para-Badminton World Championships and twelve medals in the European championships.[4]

Achievements[]

World Championships[]

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2011 Guatemala City, Guatemala South Korea 19–21, 14–21 Silver Silver
2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle,
Dortmund, Germany 		South Korea Son Ok-cha 21–16, 15–21, 21–11 Gold Gold
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England China 10–21, 19–21 Bronze Bronze
2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland Japan Sarina Satomi 14–21, 13–21 Bronze Bronze

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Guatemala City, Guatemala Switzerland Round Robin Gold Gold
2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle,
Dortmund, Germany 		Thailand Sujirat Pookkham South Korea
South Korea Son Ok-cha 		11–21, 21–19, 19–21 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Guatemala City, Guatemala Turkey France
Switzerland Sonja Haesler 		13–21, 14–21 Bronze Bronze
2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle,
Dortmund, Germany 		Germany Thomas Wandschneider South Korea
South Korea Son Ok-cha 		19–21, 21–23 Bronze Bronze

References[]

  1. ^ "Karin Suter-Erath - Athlete Bio". International Paralympic Committee. 3 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Karen Suter-Erath: The epitome of a para-sportswoman". Passionate People. 3 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Karin Suter-Erath - Swiss Paralympic (in German)". Swiss Paralympic Committee. 3 July 2019.
  4. ^ Griffin, Bobby (3 July 2019). "Suter-Erath in the hunt for another title". Badminton Europe.

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