Olivia Meier

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.

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. She began playing badminton aged eight at the Winnipeg Winter Club, and started competing at age ten. 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

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	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	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

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	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)

The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.

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