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| Birth name | Édouard Clarisse | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Mauritius | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1972-05-27)27 May 1972 (age 53) Mauritius | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb; 12.4 st)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 1987-2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Édouard Clarisse (born 27 May 1972) is a retiredbadminton player fromMauritius, who started playing badminton in 1987, ending his career in March 2006 at theCommonwealth Games inMelbourne,Australia.
Clarisse has participated three times in theOlympic 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 theThomas Cup. He has a total of nine gold medals atIndian 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 theIndian Ocean. 2005 he won theKenya International.
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2003 | Indoor Sports Halls National Stadium, Abuja, Nigeria | Stephan Beeharry |  Abimbola OdejokeDotun Akinsanya | –, –, – |  Bronze |
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2000 | Multi-Purpose Sports Hall,Bauchi,Nigeria | Ola Fagbemi | 6–15, 3–15 | Bronze |
| 1998 | Rose Hill,Mauritius |  Johan Kleingeld | 15–8, 15–5 |  Gold |
| 1994 | Rose Hill,Mauritius |  | Gold | |
| 1992 | Rose Hill,Mauritius |  Anton Kriel | 11–15, 15–7, 15–10 | Gold |
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2000 | Multi-Purpose Sports Hall, Bauchi,Nigeria | Denis Constantin | Dotun AkinsanyaAbimbola Odejoke | 15–2, 15–8 | Gold |
| 1992 | Rose Hill,Mauritius | Gilles Allet | Anton KrielNico Meerholz | 7–15, 1–15 |  Silver |
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1991 | Kenya International | Agarawu Tunde | 17–14, 12–15, 12–15 |  Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2005 | Kenya International | Amrita Sawaram | Stephan BeeharryShama Aboobakar | 17–16, 15–7 |  Winner |
