Édouard Clarisse (born 27 May 1972) is a retired

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player from

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, who started playing badminton in 1987, ending his career in March 2006 at the

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. Clarisse has participated three times in the

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( 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

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. He has a total of nine gold medals at

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, 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

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. 2005 he won the Kenya International.

Achievements

All-Africa Games

''Men's doubles''

African Championships

''Men's singles'' ''Men's doubles''

IBF International

''Men's singles'' ''Mixed doubles''

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Clarisse, Eddy 1972 births Living people Mauritian male badminton players Badminton players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic badminton players for Mauritius Badminton players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Mauritius Badminton players at the 2003 All-Africa Games African Games bronze medalists for Mauritius African Games bronze medalists in badminton 20th-century Mauritian people 21st-century Mauritian people