Édouard 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.

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 –, –, – File:Med 3.png Bronze

African Championships Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2000 Multi-Purpose Sports Hall, Bauchi, Nigeria Ola Fagbemi 6–15, 3–15 File:Med 3.png Bronze 1998 Rose Hill, Mauritius Johan Kleingeld 15–8, 15–5 File:Med 1.png Gold 1994 Rose Hill, Mauritius File:Med 1.png Gold 1992 Rose Hill, Mauritius Anton Kriel 11–15, 15–7, 15–10 File:Med 1.png 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 File:Med 1.png Gold 1992 Rose Hill, Mauritius Gilles Allet Anton Kriel Nico Meerholz 7–15, 1–15 File:Med 2.png 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