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Olive Wilson

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Olive Wilson
Personal information
Country Ireland
Bornc. 1905
Derry, Ireland
Died1948(1948-00-00) (aged 42–43)

Olive Wilson (c. 1905–1948) was an Irish badminton player.

Biography

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Olive Wilson was born in Derry around 1905, and later moved to Belfast looking for employment.[1] She was one of the highest ranking players from Northern Ireland in the 1930s. She played for Ireland 16 times between 1923 and 1939, winning the Irish Open several times and was also successful in the national tournaments including the Welsh International, the Denmark Open and the Scottish Open. Wilson died of tuberculosis in 1948.[2][3]

Achievements

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Year Tournament Event Winner
1933 Irish Open Ladies singles Olive Wilson
1933 Irish Open Women's doubles Marian Horsley / Olive Wilson
1935 Irish Open Women's doubles Marian Horsley / Olive Wilson
1935 Irish National Badminton Championships Mixed Thomas Boyle / Olive Wilson
1936 Denmark Open Mixed Thomas H. Boyle / Olive Wilson
1937 Irish Open Mixed James Rankin / Olive Wilson
1938 Scottish Open Women's doubles Olive Wilson / Betty Uber
1938 Welsh International Mixed Thomas Boyle / Olive Wilson
1938 Irish Open Mixed Thomas Boyle / Olive Wilson
1938 Welsh International Mixed Thomas Boyle / Olive Wilson
1939 Irish Open Women's doubles Mavis Macnaughton / Olive Wilson
1939 Irish Open Mixed Thomas Boyle / Olive Wilson

References

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  1. ^ Peard, F.W. (1995). Sixty Years of Irish Badminton. Dublin.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ "Home Page". Badminton Museum Ireland. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Badminton Ireland". www.badmintonireland.com. Retrieved 11 July 2020.