Olivia Clyne, (née Blatchford; born January 23, 1993 in New York City) is a professional squash player who represents the United States.

Career

Blatchford's junior accomplishments included winning the

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Girls under-15 event in 2007. She competed in the

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in Toronto, Canada, representing the U.S.A. She brought back a silver medal from the individual event, and a gold medal from the teams event, with American compatriots Amanda Sobhy and

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. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 12 in April 2021. She won the U.S. National Championship twice in 2017 and 2019. In 2022, she was part of the United States team that reached the final of the

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. It was the first time that the United States had reached the final.

Personal life

In 2018, Blatchford married Alan Clyne, a fellow professional squash player.

References

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* * * 1993 births Living people American female squash players Sportspeople from Brooklyn Squash players at the 2011 Pan American Games Squash players at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in squash Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States Squash players at the 2019 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games 21st-century American women {{US-squash-bio-stub