Carolyn Russell (born May 18, 1974 in

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) is a Canadian retired professional squash player. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 40 in March 2007 after having joined the

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(WISPA) in 2001. Russell won the Canadian Championships in 2006, was 3rd in 2007, and 4th in 2005 and 2009. Russell represented

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five times at the world team championships helping Canada to four top 10 finishes.

Personal

Russell currently resides in Vancouver, B.C. and is a project director at the Multi Sport Centre of Excellence Foundation in Burnaby, B.C. She holds a M.S. in engineering from Queen's University and an MBA degree from the University of Toronto.

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* 1974 births Living people Anglophone Quebec people Canadian female squash players Sportspeople from Montreal Squash players at the 2007 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada Pan American Games medalists in squash Squash players at the 2003 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games {{Canada-squash-bio-stub