Olive Wilson

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| birth_place =Derry, Ireland

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

Biography

Olive Wilson was born in Derry around 1905, and later moved to Belfast looking for employment.{{Cite book|last=Peard|first=F.W.|title=Sixty Years of Irish Badminton|year=1995|location=Dublin}} 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.{{cite web |title=Home Page |url=http://www.badmintonmuseumireland.ie/100701_home_page.html |website=Badminton Museum Ireland |access-date=11 July 2020}}{{cite web |title=Badminton Ireland |url=https://www.badmintonireland.com/page/23448/Irish-National-Championships |website=www.badmintonireland.com |access-date=11 July 2020}}