Johanne Falardeau

Johanne Falardeau (born 1959) is a Canadian retired badminton player. Falardeau is the first ever women's doubles player from her country to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games. Additionally, she won a silver and bronze in the same discipline, too. She is also a 6-time former Pan American champion and became the national champion for seven times between 1982 and 1990.

Introduced to badminton at the age of ten by Jean-Claude Laprise, Falardeau has experienced a meteoric progression. She became provincial junior champion in the under-nineteen category three years later and made it to the national team at the age of fifteen. The following year, she won the triple crown (singles, doubles, mixed) at the Canadian Junior Championships. Her first international success came at the 1978 Commonwealth Games where she won silver medal in mixed team event. 1979, she became Pan American champion in both singles and mixed team events. Reaching finals multiple times in international tournaments, she became champion in French Open, U. S. Open, Canada Open and Victor Cup and had some second best performances in Bells Open, Scottish Open and Carlton Cup as well.

Achievements Commonwealth Games +Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1982 Edmonton,Brisbane, Australia Claire Backhouse-Sharpe Gillian Clark Karen Beckman 13–15, 18–16, 15–4 Gold Gold 1986 Meadowbank Sports Centre,Edinburgh, Scotland Denyse Julien Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers 6–15, 7–15 Silver Silver 1990 Auckland Badminton Hall,Auckland, New Zealand Denyse Julien Tan Sui Hoon Lim Siew Choon 18–13, 15–2 Bronze Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

+Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1983 Canada Open Claire Backhouse-Sharpe Karen Beckman Sally Podger 14–18, 15–10, 4–15 Runner-up 1984 Scottish Open Claire Backhouse-Sharpe Alison Fulton Barbara Beckett 12–15, 10–15 Runner-up 1987 Carlton-Intersport Open Denyse Julien Fiona Elliott Sara Halsall 15–7, 6–15, 2–15 Runner-up

+Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1983 Canada Open Lars Wengberg Mike Butler Claire Backhouse-Sharpe 18–14, 10–15, 15–17 Runner-up

International tournaments +Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1982 French Open Linda Cloutier Winner 1982 Canada Open Claire Backhouse-Sharpe Gillian Clark Gillian Gilks 14–17, 6–15 Runner-up

+Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1980 Canada Open Steen Fladberg Mike Tredgett Nora Perry 7–15, 9–15 Runner-up 1982 French Open Bob MacDougall Winner

IBF International +Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1983 U. S. Open Claire Backhouse-Sharpe Winner 1983 Victor Cup Claire Backhouse-Sharpe Jane Sutton Karen Beckman 9–15, 15–17 Runner-up 1984 Victor Cup Claire Backhouse-Sharpe Denyse Julien Linda Cloutier 15–7, 15–4 Winner 1985 Canada Open Denyse Julien Claire Backhouse-Sharpe Sandra Skilings 15–7, 14–17, 18–16 Winner 1986 U. S. Open Denyse Julien Yomiko Fushiki Mami Nakajima 18–16, 15–5 Winner 1987 Bells Open Denyse Julien Fiona Elliott Sara Halsall 9–15, 10–15 Runner-up

+Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1985 Canada Open Jesper Helledie Billy Gilliland Nora Perry 6–15, 9–15 Runner-up 1986 U. S. Open Mike Butler Peter Rawlek Susan Hill 15–5, 15–6 Winner