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Heather Olver

Heather Olver
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Heather Olver at the 2013 French Super Series
Personal information
Country  England
Born (1986-03-15) March 15, 1986 (age 30)
Eastbourne, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Handedness Right
Coach Julian Robertson
Women's & Mixed doubles
Highest ranking 23 (WD) (2 October 2013)
Current ranking Retired
BWF profile
Updated on 16:01, 31 August 2014 (UTC).

Heather Olver (born 15 March 1986) is an English badminton player.

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

In 2005, Heather 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 event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where she won a silver medal.

She has 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.



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