Karin Suter-Erath

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

Karin Suter Erath
Personal information
Born (1970-11-24) 24 November 1970
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
2004 AthensWomen's doubles
Para badminton
Representing   Switzerland
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 2 2 4
European Championships 9 3 0
World Championships
2011 Guatemala CityWomen's doubles W3
2013 DortmundWomen's singles WH1
2011 Guatemala CityWomen's singles WH1-2
2013 DortmundWomen's doubles WH1-2
2011 Guatemala CityMixed doubles WH1-2
2013 DortmundMixed doubles WH1
2015 Stoke MandevilleWomen's singles WH1
2019 BaselWomen's singles WH1
European Championships
2012 DortmundWomen's singles WH1
2012 DortmundMixed doubles WH1-2
2014 MurciaWomen's singles WH1
2014 MurciaWomen's doubles WH1
2014 MurciaMixed doubles WH1-2
2016 BeekWomen's singles WH1
2016 BeekWomen's doubles WH1-2
2016 BeekMixed doubles WH1-2
2016 RodezWomen's doubles WH1-2
2010 ManchesterWomen's singles WH1
2012 DortmundWomen's doubles WH1-2
2018 RodezWomen's singles WH1

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 Sandra Kalt Chiyoko Ohmae
Mie Yaosa		 7–5, 6–3 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 Son Ok-cha 19–21, 14–21 Silver
2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle,
Dortmund, Germany		 Son Ok-cha 21–16, 15–21, 21–11 Gold
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England Wang Ping 10–21, 19–21 Bronze
2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland Sarina Satomi 14–21, 13–21 Bronze

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Guatemala City, Guatemala Sonja Haesler Round Robin Gold
2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle,
Dortmund, Germany		 Sujirat Pookkham Lee Sun-ae
Son Ok-cha		 11–21, 21–19, 19–21 Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Guatemala City, Guatemala Avni Kertmen David Toupe
Sonja Haesler		 13–21, 14–21 Bronze
2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle,
Dortmund, Germany		 Thomas Wandschneider Lee Sam-seop
Son Ok-cha		 19–21, 21–23 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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