Heather Poole

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Born1969 (age 5253)
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Heather Poole (born 1969) is a retired Canadian badminton player. She was the Canadian junior national champion in singles in 1986 and 1988 and, partnered with Karyn Kadonaga in doubles, in 1988 and 1989. [1]

She was part of the Canadian Commonwealth Games team in 1994, paired in mixed doubles with Darryl Yung. [2]

In 1995, she was a semi-finalist at the Canadian Closed Championships in all three events. [3]

She was ranked 69th in the world in March 1996, and with Charmaine Reid the 47th pair in doubles. [4]

In singles and doubles, she also participated in the 1991 IBF World Championships and the 1995 IBF World Championships. In mixed doubles, she paired with Brent Olynyk at the 1991 IBF World Championships.

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References

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  2. "Clean first-round sweep for HK badminton players | South China Morning Post". Archived from the original on 2016-09-10. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
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