Denis Constantin (born 29 July 1980) is a former

Mauritian Mauritians (singular Mauritian; french: Mauricien; Creole: ''Morisien'') are nationals or natives of the Republic of Mauritius and their descendants. Mauritius is a multi-ethnic society, with notable groups of people of South Asian (notably I ...

badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players pe ...

player, and later represented

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

African Championships An African Championship is a top level international sports competition between African athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs. List of Championships ;Athletics *African Championships in Ath ...

, 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 i ...

. He then defend the men's doubles gold in 2002 partnered with

Stephan Beeharry Jacques Michel Stephan Beeharry (born 19 April 1975) is a Mauritian badminton player and coach. He competed at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics, also at the 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010 Commonwealth Games. Beeharry was the bronze medalists at the ...

. Constantin competed for Mauritius at the

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, and

2002 Commonwealth Games The 2002 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XVII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Manchester 2002 were held in Manchester, England, from 25 July to 4 August, 2002. The 2002 Games were to be hosted in the United Kingdom to coin ...

, 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

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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