Heather Olver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Eastbourne, East Sussex, England | 15 March 1986|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Julian Robertson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Women's & mixed doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 18 (WD) 10 March 2011 15 (XD) 13 March 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Heather Olver (born 15 March 1986) is an English badminton player. [1] Her career highlights so far include mixed team and mixed doubles silver at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, European women’s doubles bronze, and reaching the final of the 2013 London Grand Prix Gold and Scottish Open. [2] She also competed at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. [3]
She started playing at the age of six and started when she joined her local club, Waldron Junior BC, with her brother. [1]
In 2005, Olver won the women's doubles at both the England Junior Championships and the Welsh International. In 2009, she was successful four times internationally, and in the following year she won the bronze medal at the European Championships in women's doubles. [4]
She competed in the mixed team and mixed doubles event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where she won silver medals respectively. [5] [6] She also won mixed team bronze in 2010. [5]
Having attended primary school at Cross in Hand CEP, she later went on to obtain a degree in Coach Education and Sports Development from the University of Bath. She was both a triple jumper and a 200m sprinter at Heathfield Community College in East Sussex. [1]
Mixed Doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 |
Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland |
Chris Langridge |
Chris Adcock Gabby Adcock |
9–21, 12–21 | Silver |
Women's Doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 |
Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, England |
Mariana Agathangelou |
Petya Nedelcheva Anastasia Russkikh |
18–21, 13–21 | Bronze |
The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Women's Doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Canada Open | Lauren Smith |
Setyana Mapasa Gronya Somerville |
15–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
2014 | Scottish Open | Lauren Smith |
Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva |
7–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed Doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Scottish Open | Chris Langridge |
Robert Blair Imogen Bankier |
16–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
2013 | London Grand Prix Gold | Chris Langridge |
Michael Fuchs Birgit Michels |
19–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
Women's doubles
Mixed doubles
Heather Olver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Eastbourne, East Sussex, England | 15 March 1986|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Julian Robertson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Women's & mixed doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 18 (WD) 10 March 2011 15 (XD) 13 March 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Heather Olver (born 15 March 1986) is an English badminton player. [1] Her career highlights so far include mixed team and mixed doubles silver at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, European women’s doubles bronze, and reaching the final of the 2013 London Grand Prix Gold and Scottish Open. [2] She also competed at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. [3]
She started playing at the age of six and started when she joined her local club, Waldron Junior BC, with her brother. [1]
In 2005, Olver won the women's doubles at both the England Junior Championships and the Welsh International. In 2009, she was successful four times internationally, and in the following year she won the bronze medal at the European Championships in women's doubles. [4]
She competed in the mixed team and mixed doubles event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where she won silver medals respectively. [5] [6] She also won mixed team bronze in 2010. [5]
Having attended primary school at Cross in Hand CEP, she later went on to obtain a degree in Coach Education and Sports Development from the University of Bath. She was both a triple jumper and a 200m sprinter at Heathfield Community College in East Sussex. [1]
Mixed Doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014 |
Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland |
Chris Langridge |
Chris Adcock Gabby Adcock |
9–21, 12–21 | Silver |
Women's Doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 |
Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, England |
Mariana Agathangelou |
Petya Nedelcheva Anastasia Russkikh |
18–21, 13–21 | Bronze |
The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Women's Doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Canada Open | Lauren Smith |
Setyana Mapasa Gronya Somerville |
15–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
2014 | Scottish Open | Lauren Smith |
Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva |
7–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed Doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | Scottish Open | Chris Langridge |
Robert Blair Imogen Bankier |
16–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
2013 | London Grand Prix Gold | Chris Langridge |
Michael Fuchs Birgit Michels |
19–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
Women's doubles
Mixed doubles