Heather Olver


Heather Olver 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, Scotland		 Chris Langridge Chris Adcock
Gabrielle Adcock		9–21, 12–21 Silver

European Championships

Women's Doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010Manchester Evening News Arena,
Manchester, England		 Mariana Agathangelou Petya Nedelcheva
Anastasia Russkikh		18–21, 13–21 Bronze

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 since 2007.
Women's Doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016Canada Open Lauren Smith Setyana Mapasa
Gronya Somerville		15–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2014Scottish Open Lauren Smith Gabriela Stoeva
Stefani Stoeva		7–21, 15–21 Runner-up

Mixed Doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013Scottish Open Chris Langridge Robert Blair
Imogen Bankier		16–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2013London Grand Prix Gold Chris Langridge Michael Fuchs
Birgit Michels		19–21, 14–21 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016Peru International Lauren Smith Johanna Goliszewski
Carla Nelte		18–21, 21–19, 19–21 Runner-up
2016Orleans International Lauren Smith Delphine Delrue
Lea Palermo		21–19, 21–8 Winner
2015USA International Lauren Smith Puttita Supajirakul
Sapsiree Taerattanachai		18–21, 21–19, 21–19 Winner
2015Welsh International Lauren Smith Gabriela Stoeva
Stefani Stoeva		10–21, 20–22 Runner-up
2015Kharkiv International Lauren Smith Jongkongphan Kittiharakul
Rawinda Prajongjai		18–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2015Finnish Open Lauren Smith Delphine Lansac
Emilie Lefel		21–13, 23–21 Winner
2015Orleans International Lauren Smith Gabriela Stoeva
Stefani Stoeva		20–22, 21–16, 9–21 Runner-up
2015Austrian International Lauren Smith Suci Rizky Andini
Maretha Dea Giovani		14–21, 21–23 Runner-up
2014Welsh International Lauren Smith Sophie Brown
Kate Robertshaw		21–11, 21–17 Winner
2013Spanish Open Kate Robertshaw Maiken Fruergaard
Sara Thygesen		18–21, 21–13, 22–20 Winner
2012Swiss International Kate Robertshaw Isabel Herttrich
Carla Nelte		21–15, 15–21, 23–21 Winner
2012Czech International Kate Robertshaw Jillie Cooper
Kirsty Gilmour		21–16, 21–15 Winner
2012Polish Open Mariana Agathangelou Eva Lee
Paula Lynn Obanana		21–12, 23–21 Winner
2012Swedish Masters Mariana Agathangelou Eva Lee
Paula Lynn Obanana		21–15, 21–12 Winner
2011Irish International Mariana Agathangelou Ng Hui Ern
Ng Hui Lin		21–14, 16–21, 11–21 Runner-up
2011Bulgarian International Mariana Agathangelou Pradnya Gadre
Prajakta Sawant		18–21, 21–7, 21–10 Winner
2011Belgian International Mariana Agathangelou Shinta Mulia Sari
Yao Lei		12–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2010Irish International Mariana Agathangelou Maria Helsbol
Anne Skelbaek		21–12, 12–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2010Scottish International Mariana Agathangelou Jenny Wallwork
Gabrielle White		17–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2009Irish International Mariana Agathangelou Maria Helsbol
Anne Skelbaek		21–13, 21–19 Winner
2005Welsh International Hayley Connor Mariana Agathangelou
Rachel Howard		6–15, 17–16, 15–4 Winner

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013Welsh International Chris Langridge Vitalij Durkin
Nina Vislova		21–17, 10–21, 21–13 Winner
2012Welsh International Chris Langridge Marcus Ellis
Gabrielle White		20–22, 16–21 Runner-up
2012Czech International Chris Langridge Marcus Ellis
Gabrielle White		22–20, 6–7 Retired Winner
2012Belgian International Chris Langridge Marcus Ellis
Gabrielle White		21–9, 10–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2011Irish International Marcus Ellis Dave Khodabux
Selena Piek		21–19, 21–17 Winner
2011Swedish Masters Robin Middleton Dave Khodabux
Samantha Barning		15–21, 21–9, 21–14 Winner
2009Norwegian International Marcus Ellis Robin Middleton
Mariana Agathangelou		21–19, 21–17 Winner
2009Belgian International Marcus Ellis Wouter Claes
Nathalie Descamps		21–9, 25–23 Winner
2009Austrian International Robert Adcock Valeriy Atrashchenkov
Elena Prus		21–17, 21–18 Winner
2009Swedish International Robert Adcock Valeriy Atrashchenkov
Elena Prus		16–21, 11–21 Runner-up
2008Scottish International Robert Adcock Michael Fuchs
Annekatrin Lillie		16–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2006Slovak International Matthew Honey David Lindley
Suzanne Rayappan		12–21, 19–21 Runner-up