Heather Olver

My Personal Details:

Date of Birth:

 

15 March 1986

 

Place of Birth:

 

Eastbourne, East Sussex

 

Living:

 

Milton Keynes-The Lodge

 

Right/Left hand:

 

Right

 

Height:

 

5’6

 

Racket:

 

Yonex Arcsaber 9

 

Sponsors:

 

Yonex

 

Highest world ranking:

 

25

 

Highest national ranking:

 

2

 

Heather Olver

 

 

 

 

 

 


 
 
 
 

 

* For current world ranking & details of events, see www.internationalbadminton.org ** For national rankings and England appearances, see www.badmintonengland.co.uk


About me on Court: 

Event(s):

 

Ladies Doubles/ Mixed Doubles

Partner(s):

 

Mariana Agathangelou/Anthony Clark

Coach(es):

 

Julian Robertson

County/Team:

 

Sussex

Started badminton at age:

 

Six

How I got started:

 

I went along to a club with my brother

Ambition as badminton player:

 

Compete in London 2012, Commonwealths, Europeans, and World Champs

First represented England:

 

Age eleven at Hoensbruek Holland

Major national achievements:

 

Junior National titles, u15/17/19. Quarters Senior Nationals

Major international achievements:

 

Winner Yonex Irish Open WD, Winner Austraila Mxd, Winner Belgian Mxd, Winner Norway Mxd, Winner Welsh Ebu, Winner u22 LD 4Nations, semis Portugal Int, Final Slovakia International

Favourite tournament:

 

Student games, Bangkok!

 Latest Photos:

Anthony and Heather Heather and Mariana 2010 Heather and Mariana bronze Yonex European Championships 2010

 

About me off Court:

 

My occupation/ professional qualification:

 

Full-time badminton player. Graduate Bath University, BA(Hons) Coach Education and Sports Development

 

My hobbies:

 

Shopping, seeing friends and eating out

 

My car:

 

Peugeot

 

Most embarrassing thing happening to me:

 

Falling over about 3 metres before a finish line in front of a stadium full of people, impressed myself.

 

Favourite food:

 

Italian

 

Favourite city or country:

 

Bath, Thailand

 

Favourite holiday destination:

 

Anywhere hot

 

If not badminton, then I would be:

 

Fat!

 

My personality in a nutshell:

 

Unique haha