Denis Constantin (born 29 July 1980) is a former Mauritian badminton player, and later represented Australia.[1][2] He was the men's singles gold medallist at the 2000 African Championships, and in the men's doubles event partnered with Eddy Clarisse.[3] He then defend the men's doubles gold in 2002 partnered with Stephan Beeharry.[4] Constantin competed for Mauritius at the 1998, and 2002 Commonwealth Games, also at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[5][6] He was awarded Athlete of the Month by the Mauritius Sports Council in June 2001.[7] Constantin graduated from the La Trobe University in Melbourne, and now work as physiotherapists.[8]
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| Country |  Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 July 1980 Curepipe, Plaines Wilhems District, Mauritius | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Men's singles & doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements
editAfrican Championships
editMen's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2002 | Casablanca, Morocco |  Abimbola Odejoke
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5–7, 6–8, 7–2 |  Bronze
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| 2000 | Bauchi, Nigeria | Ola Fagbemi
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15–11, 15–8 |  Gold
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| 1998 | Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Mauritius |  Johan Kleingeld
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15–8, 4–15, 6–15 | Bronze
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Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2002 | Casablanca, Morocco |  Stephan Beeharry
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Johan Kleingeld Chris Dednam
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Gold
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| 2000 | Bauchi, Nigeria | Eddy Clarisse
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Dotun Akinsanya Abimbola Odejoke
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15–2, 15–8 | Gold
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| 1998 | Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Mauritius | Stephan Beeharry
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Gavin Polmans Neale Woodroffe
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6–15, 15–10, 15–17 | Bronze
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2000 | Bauchi, Nigeria | Selvon Marudamuthu
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Abimbola Odejoke Bridget Ibenero
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15–5, 16–17, 12–15 |  Silver
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IBF International
editMen's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2001 | South Africa International | Chris Dednam
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15–6, 15–4 |  Winner
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Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2001 | South Africa International | Stephan Beeharry
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Geenesh Dussain Yogeshsingh Mahadnac
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15–13, 17–16 | Winner
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| 1999 | Fiji International | Peter Blackburn
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 Geoffrey Bellingham Daniel Shirley
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15–13, 15–12 | Winner
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References
edit- ^ "Players: Denis Constantin". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ "Ile Maurice: Badminton - Sélection nationale : Denis Constantin se désiste". allafrica.com (in French). L'Express. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ "Nigeria: When Bauchi Played Host to Badminton". allafrica.com. This Day. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ "BADMINTON : Championnats d'Afrique, Smashing Mauritius !" (in French). Le Mauricien. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ "Denis Constantin". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ "Denis Constantin". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ "Winners of Allsport Awards". Mauritius Sports Council. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "Denis Constantin". Physio Plus. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
External links
edit- Denis Constantin at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Denis Constantin at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Denis Constantin at Olympics.com