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]

Olivia Meier
Meier in 2017
Personal information
Country Canada
Born (1999-04-14) April 14, 1999 (age 25)
Farmington, Connecticut, United States
ResidenceWinnipeg, Manitoba
CoachElliot Beals
Women's singles SL4
Women's doubles SL3–SU5
Mixed doubles SL3–SU5
Highest ranking7 (WS 25 April 2022)
8 (WD with Jenny Huaranga 22 September 2022)
8 (XD with Pascal Lapointe 1 January 2019)
Current ranking7 (WS)
10 (WD with Jenny Huaranga)
14 (XD with Pascal Lapointe) (15 November 2022)
Medal record
Para badminton
Representing  Canada
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Santiago Women's singles
Pan Am Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Lima Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2018 Lima Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2018 Lima Women's singles

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.

Personal life

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Meier has a disability called hemiparesis.[3] She began playing badminton aged eight at 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.

Achievements

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Parapan American Games

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2019[a] National Sport Village, Lima, Peru   Mikaela Costa Almeida 12–21, 15–21   Silver
  Laura Yanes Carbrera 21–6, 21–12
  Laura Puntriano 21–1, 21–3
  Jenny Ventocilla 21–5, 21–2

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019[b] National Sport Village,
Lima, Peru
  Pascal Lapointe   Pablo Cesar Cueto
  Jenny Ventocilla
21–15, 21–7   Gold
  Renan Augusto Rosso
  Mikaela Costa Almeida
21–8, 21–16
  Rolando Bello Rodriguez
  Laura Yanes Carbrera
21–11, 21–11
  Ricardo Cavalli
  Abinaecia Maria da Silva
21–16, 18–21, 21–19

Pan Am Championships

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Polideportivo 2, Lima, Peru   Cintya Oliveira 21–14, 18–21, 16–21   Silver

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018[c] Polideportivo 2,
Lima, Peru
  Jenny Ventocilla   Xustinia Ponce
  Laura Puntriano
21–3, 21–8   Silver
  Rosario Chávez
  Mikaela Costa Almeida
21–18, 21–14
  Abinaecia Maria da Silva
  Cintya Oliveira
19–21, 9–21

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Polideportivo 2,
Lima, Peru
  Pascal Lapointe   Ricardo Cavalli
  Abinaecia Maria da Silva
21–16, 21–13   Gold

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (1 runner-up)

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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
2022 Brazil Para Badminton International Level 2   Jyothi Verma 21–18, 18–21, 13–21   Runner-up

References

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  1. ^ "Meier | Canadian Paralympic Committee". paralympic.ca. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  2. ^ Committee (Sponsorships), Canadian Paralympic. "Olivia Meier to become first Canadian to compete in Para badminton at Paralympic Games in Tokyo". www.newswire.ca. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  3. ^ Akwei, Abi (April 24, 2022). "Who Is Olivia Meier? Everything About The Canadian Para Badminton Player". 44Bars.com. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  4. ^ "Olivia Meier - Canadian Paralympic Committee". Canadian Paralympic Committee. May 18, 2020.
  5. ^ "Olivia Meier - BWF Profile". bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com. May 18, 2020.
  6. ^ "Canada wraps up Lima 2019 Parapan Am Games with 60 total medals". newswire.ca. September 2, 2019.
  7. ^ "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation. May 29, 2022.
  8. ^ "BWF Para Tournamentsoftware". Badminton World Federation. July 11, 2022.

Notes

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  1. ^ This tournament uses a round robin system.
  2. ^ This tournament uses a round robin system.
  3. ^ This tournament uses a round robin system.
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