Eddy Clarisse

Édouard Clarisse (born 27 May 1972) is a retired badminton player from Mauritius, who started playing badminton in 1987, ending his career in March 2006 at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia.

Eddy Clarisse
Personal information
Birth nameÉdouard Clarisse
Country Mauritius
Born (1972-05-27) 27 May 1972
Mauritius
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight79 kg (174 lb; 12.4 st)[1]
Years active1987-2006
BWF profile

Clarisse has participated three times in the Olympic Games (Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000). He has also been African champion three times in the men's singles (1992, 1994, 1998), also African champion in men's doubles and the team event in 2000.

Clarisse counts several participations at the World Championships and in the Thomas Cup. He has a total of nine gold medals at Indian Ocean Island Games, hence two in the Men's singles (1993 and 1998). With his 10 titles as Mauritius champion in the men's singles and almost as many in men's Doubles, he remains until now the most successful badminton player of this small island in the Indian Ocean. 2005 he won the Kenya International.

Achievements

All-Africa Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2003 Indoor Sports Halls National Stadium,
Abuja, Nigeria
Stephan Beeharry Abimbola Odejoke
Dotun Akinsanya
–, –, – Bronze

African Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2000 Multi-Purpose Sports Hall, Bauchi, Nigeria Ola Fagbemi 6–15, 3–15 Bronze
1998 Rose Hill, Mauritius Johan Kleingeld 15–8, 15–5 Gold
1994 Rose Hill, Mauritius Gold
1992 Rose Hill, Mauritius Anton Kriel 11–15, 15–7, 15–10 Gold

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2000 Multi-Purpose Sports Hall,
Bauchi, Nigeria
Denis Constantin Dotun Akinsanya
Abimbola Odejoke
15–2, 15–8 Gold
1992 Rose Hill, Mauritius Gilles Allet Anton Kriel
Nico Meerholz
7–15, 1–15 Silver

IBF International

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1991 Kenya International Agarawu Tunde 17–14, 12–15, 12–15 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 Kenya International Amrita Sawaram Stephan Beeharry
Shama Aboobakar
17–16, 15–7 Winner

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-10-30. Retrieved 2010-07-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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