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![]() Olivia Meier in 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Farmington, Connecticut, United States | April 14, 1999|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Elliot Beals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Women's singles SL4 Women's doubles SL3–SU5 Mixed doubles SL3–SU5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 7 (WS 25 April 2022) 8 (WD with Jenny Huaranga 22 September 2022) 8 (XD with Pascal Lapointe 1 January 2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 7 (WS) 10 (WD with Jenny Huaranga) 14 (XD with Pascal Lapointe) (15 November 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Olivia Meier (born April 14, 1999) is a Canadian para badminton player who competes in both singles and doubles competitions in international level events. She qualified to represent Canada at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, in women's singles SL4. [1] [2]
Meier is a two time recipient of the Petro Canada FACE program. Meier was named the Canadian Para-Badminton athlete of the year by Badminton Canada in 2020, following her gold and silver medals at the Parapan American games. She is currently sponsored by YONEX Canada, SpiderTech, and is a Bell Canada athlete.
Meier has a disability called hemiparesis. [3] She began playing badminton aged eight, out of the Winnipeg Winter Club, and started competing at age ten. [4] [5] [6] She completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Manitoba. She is currently a law student at the University of Ottawa.
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 [lower-alpha 1] | National Sport Village, Lima, Peru | ![]() | 12–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
![]() | 21–6, 21–12 | |||
![]() | 21–1, 21–3 | |||
![]() | 21–5, 21–2 |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 [lower-alpha 2] | National Sport Village, Lima, Peru | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–15, 21–7 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() | 21–8, 21–16 | ||||
![]() ![]() | 21–11, 21–11 | ||||
![]() ![]() | 21–16, 18–21, 21–19 |
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Polideportivo 2, Lima, Peru | ![]() | 21–14, 18–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 [lower-alpha 3] | Polideportivo 2, Lima, Peru | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–3, 21–8 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() | 21–18, 21–14 | ||||
![]() ![]() | 19–21, 9–21 |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Polideportivo 2, Lima, Peru | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–16, 21–13 | ![]() |
The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022. [7] [8]
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2022 | Brazil Para Badminton International | Level 2 | ![]() | 21–18, 18–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
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