Denis Constantin (born 29 July 1980) is a former

Mauritian Mauritians (singular Mauritian; ; Creole: ''Morisien'') are nationals or natives of the Republic of Mauritius and their descendants. Mauritius is a melting pot of multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and multi-religious peoples. Mauritian is made up ...

badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racket (sports equipment), racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net (device), net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per s ...

player, and later represented

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. He was the men's singles gold medallist at the 2000

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, and in the men's doubles event partnered with

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. Clarisse has participated three times in ...

. He then defend the men's doubles gold in 2002 partnered with Stephan Beeharry. Constantin competed for Mauritius at the

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, and

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, also at the

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. He was awarded Athlete of the Month by the Mauritius Sports Council in June 2001. Constantin graduated from the

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, and now work as

physiotherapists Physical therapy (PT), also known as physiotherapy, is a healthcare profession, as well as the care provided by physical therapists who promote, maintain, or restore health through patient education, physical intervention, disease preventio ...

Achievements

African Championships

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

IBF International

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

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Constantin, Denis 1980 births Living people People from Plaines Wilhems District Sportsmen from Queensland Mauritian emigrants to Australia Australian people of Mauritian descent La Trobe University alumni Australian physiotherapists Australian male badminton players Mauritian male badminton players Olympic badminton players for Mauritius Badminton players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games competitors for Mauritius Badminton players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Badminton players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games 21st-century Australian sportsmen