Heather Olver (born 15 March 1986) is an English badminton player. 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. She also competed at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics.

Early career

She started playing at the age of six and started when she joined her local club, Waldron Junior BC, with her brother.

Career

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.

She competed in the mixed team and mixed doubles event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where she won silver medals respectively. She also won mixed team bronze in 2010.

Education

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.

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Mixed Doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014Emirates Arena, Glasgow, ScotlandEngland Chris LangridgeEngland Chris Adcock England Gabby Adcock9–21, 12–21Silver

European Championships

Women's Doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, EnglandEngland Mariana AgathangelouBulgaria Petya Nedelcheva Russia Anastasia Russkikh18–21, 13–21Bronze

BWF Grand Prix

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

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016Canada OpenEngland Lauren SmithAustralia Setyana Mapasa Australia Gronya Somerville15–21, 16–21Runner-up
2014Scottish OpenEngland Lauren SmithBulgaria Gabriela Stoeva Bulgaria Stefani Stoeva7–21, 15–21Runner-up

Mixed Doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013Scottish OpenEngland Chris LangridgeScotland Robert Blair Scotland Imogen Bankier16–21, 14–21Runner-up
2013London Grand Prix GoldEngland Chris LangridgeGermany Michael Fuchs Germany Birgit Michels19–21, 14–21Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016Peru InternationalEngland Lauren SmithGermany Johanna Goliszewski Germany Carla Nelte18–21, 21–19, 19–21Runner-up
2016Orleans InternationalEngland Lauren SmithFrance Delphine Delrue France Lea Palermo21–19, 21–8Winner
2015USA InternationalEngland Lauren SmithThailand Puttita Supajirakul Thailand Sapsiree Taerattanachai18–21, 21–19, 21–19Winner
2015Welsh InternationalEngland Lauren SmithBulgaria Gabriela Stoeva Bulgaria Stefani Stoeva10–21, 20–22Runner-up
2015Kharkiv InternationalEngland Lauren SmithThailand Jongkongphan Kittiharakul Thailand Rawinda Prajongjai18–21, 15–21Runner-up
2015Finnish OpenEngland Lauren SmithFrance Delphine Lansac France Emilie Lefel21–13, 23–21Winner
2015Orleans InternationalEngland Lauren SmithBulgaria Gabriela Stoeva Bulgaria Stefani Stoeva20–22, 21–16, 9–21Runner-up
2015Austrian InternationalEngland Lauren SmithIndonesia Suci Rizky Andini Indonesia Maretha Dea Giovani14–21, 21–23Runner-up
2014Welsh InternationalEngland Lauren SmithEngland Sophie Brown England Kate Robertshaw21–11, 21–17Winner
2013Spanish OpenEngland Kate RobertshawDenmark Maiken Fruergaard Denmark Sara Thygesen18–21, 21–13, 22–20Winner
2012Swiss InternationalEngland Kate RobertshawGermany Isabel Herttrich Germany Carla Nelte21–15, 15–21, 23–21Winner
2012Czech InternationalEngland Kate RobertshawScotland Jillie Cooper Scotland Kirsty Gilmour21–16, 21–15Winner
2012Polish OpenEngland Mariana AgathangelouUnited States Eva Lee United States Paula Lynn Obanana21–12, 23–21Winner
2012Swedish MastersEngland Mariana AgathangelouUnited States Eva Lee United States Paula Lynn Obanana21–15, 21–12Winner
2011Irish InternationalEngland Mariana AgathangelouMalaysia Ng Hui Ern Malaysia Ng Hui Lin21–14, 16–21, 11–21Runner-up
2011Bulgarian InternationalEngland Mariana AgathangelouIndia Pradnya Gadre India Prajakta Sawant18–21, 21–7, 21–10Winner
2011Belgian InternationalEngland Mariana AgathangelouSingapore Shinta Mulia Sari Singapore Yao Lei12–21, 18–21Runner-up
2010Irish InternationalEngland Mariana AgathangelouDenmark Maria Helsbol Denmark Anne Skelbaek21–12, 12–21, 15–21Runner-up
2010Scottish InternationalEngland Mariana AgathangelouEngland Jenny Wallwork England Gabrielle White17–21, 17–21Runner-up
2009Irish InternationalEngland Mariana AgathangelouDenmark Maria Helsbol Denmark Anne Skelbaek21–13, 21–19Winner
2005Welsh InternationalEngland Hayley ConnorEngland Mariana Agathangelou England Rachel Howard6–15, 17–16, 15–4Winner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013Welsh InternationalEngland Chris LangridgeRussia Vitalij Durkin Russia Nina Vislova21–17, 10–21, 21–13Winner
2012Welsh InternationalEngland Chris LangridgeEngland Marcus Ellis England Gabrielle White20–22, 16–21Runner-up
2012Czech InternationalEngland Chris LangridgeEngland Marcus Ellis England Gabrielle White22–20, 6–7 RetiredWinner
2012Belgian InternationalEngland Chris LangridgeEngland Marcus Ellis England Gabrielle White21–9, 10–21, 17–21Runner-up
2011Irish InternationalEngland Marcus EllisNetherlands Dave Khodabux Netherlands Selena Piek21–19, 21–17Winner
2011Swedish MastersEngland Robin MiddletonNetherlands Dave Khodabux Netherlands Samantha Barning15–21, 21–9, 21–14Winner
2009Norwegian InternationalEngland Marcus EllisEngland Robin Middleton England Mariana Agathangelou21–19, 21–17Winner
2009Belgian InternationalEngland Marcus EllisBelgium Wouter Claes Belgium Nathalie Descamps21–9, 25–23Winner
2009Austrian InternationalEngland Robert AdcockUkraine Valeriy Atrashchenkov Ukraine Elena Prus21–17, 21–18Winner
2009Swedish InternationalEngland Robert AdcockUkraine Valeriy Atrashchenkov Ukraine Elena Prus16–21, 11–21Runner-up
2008Scottish InternationalEngland Robert AdcockGermany Michael Fuchs Germany Annekatrin Lillie16–21, 12–21Runner-up
2006Slovak InternationalEngland Matthew HoneyEngland David Lindley England Suzanne Rayappan12–21, 19–21Runner-up

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

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