Olivia Meier Explained

Olivia Meier
Birth Date:April 14, 1999
Birth Place:Farmington, Connecticut, United States
Residence:Winnipeg, Manitoba
Coach:Elliot Beals
Event: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)
Current Ranking Date:15 November 2022

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.

Personal life

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

Parapan American Games

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2019National Sport Village, Lima, Peru Mikaela Costa Almeida12–21, 15–21 Silver
Laura Yanes Carbrera21–6, 21–12
Laura Puntriano21–1, 21–3
Jenny Ventocilla21–5, 21–2
Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019National 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

Women's singles

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Polideportivo 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

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (1 runner-up)

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Meier Canadian Paralympic Committee. 2021-08-25. paralympic.ca.
  2. Web site: Committee (Sponsorships). Canadian Paralympic. Olivia Meier to become first Canadian to compete in Para badminton at Paralympic Games in Tokyo. 2021-08-25. www.newswire.ca. en.
  3. Web site: Akwei . Abi . 2022-04-24 . Who Is Olivia Meier? Everything About The Canadian Para Badminton Player . 2022-11-20 . 44Bars.com . en-US.
  4. Web site: Olivia Meier - Canadian Paralympic Committee. 18 May 2020. Canadian Paralympic Committee.
  5. Web site: Olivia Meier - BWF Profile. 18 May 2020. bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com.
  6. Web site: Canada wraps up Lima 2019 Parapan Am Games with 60 total medals. 2 September 2019. newswire.ca.
  7. News: 29 May 2022 . Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards . en . .
  8. News: 11 July 2022 . BWF Para Tournamentsoftware . en . .