Denis Constantin

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]

Denis Constantin
Personal information
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 Men's badminton Representing  Mauritius African Championships 2002 Casablanca Men's doubles 2000 Bauchi Men's singles 2000 Bauchi Men's doubles 2000 Bauchi Mixed doubles 2002 Casablanca Men's singles 2002 Casablanca Mixed team 1998 Rose Hill Men's singles 1998 Rose Hill Men's doubles
BWF profile

Achievements

African Championships

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Casablanca, Morocco	Abimbola Odejoke	5–7, 6–8, 7–2	Bronze
2000	Bauchi, Nigeria	Ola Fagbemi	15–11, 15–8	Gold
1998	Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Mauritius	Johan Kleingeld	15–8, 4–15, 6–15	Bronze

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Casablanca, Morocco	Stephan Beeharry	Johan Kleingeld Chris Dednam		Gold
2000	Bauchi, Nigeria	Eddy Clarisse	Dotun Akinsanya Abimbola Odejoke	15–2, 15–8	Gold
1998	Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Mauritius	Stephan Beeharry	Gavin Polmans Neale Woodroffe	6–15, 15–10, 15–17	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2000	Bauchi, Nigeria	Selvon Marudamuthu	Abimbola Odejoke Bridget Ibenero	15–5, 16–17, 12–15	Silver

IBF International

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2001	South Africa International	Chris Dednam	15–6, 15–4	Winner

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2001	South Africa International	Stephan Beeharry	Geenesh Dussain Yogeshsingh Mahadnac	15–13, 17–16	Winner
1999	Fiji International	Peter Blackburn	Geoffrey Bellingham Daniel Shirley	15–13, 15–12	Winner

References

1. "Players: Denis Constantin". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
2. "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.
3. "Nigeria: When Bauchi Played Host to Badminton". allafrica.com. This Day. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
4. "BADMINTON : Championnats d'Afrique, Smashing Mauritius !" (in French). Le Mauricien. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
5. "Denis Constantin". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
6. "Denis Constantin". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
7. "Winners of Allsport Awards". Mauritius Sports Council. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
8. "Denis Constantin". Physio Plus. Retrieved 24 March 2018.

External links

• Denis Constantin at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
• Denis Constantin at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Denis Constantin at the International Olympic Committee