Stephan Beeharry


Jacques Michel Stephan Beeharry is a Mauritian badminton player. 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 2003 All-Africa Games in the men's singles, doubles, and team events.

Career overview

Olympic Games

At the 1996 Summer Olympics, he competed in men's singles event and defeated by Fumihiko Machida of Japan in the first round with the score 15-11, 15-5. In men's doubles event, he was partnered with Eddy Clarisse and defeated by Peter Blackburn and Paul Straight of Australia in the first round with the score 15-3, 15-7. In mixed doubles event, he was partnered with Martine de Souza and defeated by Jens Eriksen and Helene Kirkegaard of Denmark in the first round with the score 15-6, 15-8. At the 2000 Summer Olympics, he competed in mixed doubles event partnered with Marie-Helene Valerie-Pierre and defeated by the Canadian pairs Mike Beres and Kara Solmundson in the first round with the score 15-2, 15-6.

Personal life

Beeharry is now works as a lecturer of physical education in Collège du Saint-Esprit.

Achievements

All-Africa Games

Men's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2003Indoor Sports Halls National Stadium, Abuja, Nigeria Ola Fagbemi10–15, 8–15 Bronze

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2003Indoor Sports Halls National Stadium,
Abuja, Nigeria
Eddy Clarisse Abimbola Odejoke
Dotun Akinsanya
–, –, – Bronze

African Championships

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2007Stadium Badminton Rose Hill,
Rose Hill, Mauritius
Vishal Sawaram Chris Dednam
Roelof Dednam
12–21, 9–21 Bronze
2004National Badminton Centre,
Rose Hill, Mauritius
Yogeshsingh Mahadnac Chris Dednam
Johan Kleingeld
15–17, 15–13, 1–15 Bronze
2002Casablanca, Morocco Denis Constantin Chris Dednam
Johan Kleingeld
Gold
1998Rose Hill, Mauritius Denis Constantin Gavin Polmans
Neale Woodroffe
6–15, 15–10, 15–17 Bronze

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010Sharing Youth Center
Kampala, Uganda
Amrita Sawaram Roelof Dednam
Annari Viljoen
13–21, 8–21 Bronze
2007Stadium Badminton Rose Hill,
Rose Hill, Mauritius
Karen Foo Kune Georgie Cupidon
Juliette Ah-Wan
14–21, 13–21 Bronze
2004National Badminton Centre,
Rose Hill, Mauritius
Shama Aboobakar Greg Okuonghae
Grace Daniel
9–15, 15–11, 9–15 Silver
1998Rose Hill, Mauritius Marie-Hélène Pierre Johan Kleingeld
Lina Fourie
2–15, 15–9, 9–15 Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2002Kenya International Ola Fagbemi4–7, 6–8, 1–7 Runner-up
2001Mauritius International Sydney Lengagne5–7, 7–4, 0–7 Runner-up

Men's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2002Mauritius International Yogeshsingh Mahadnac Matthew Hughes
Martyn Lewis
10–15, 11–15 Runner-up
2002Kenya International Hyder Aboobakar Geenesh Dussain
Yogeshsingh Mahadnac
7–4, 7–4, 7–5 Winner
2001South Africa International Denis Constantin Geenesh Dussain
Yogeshsingh Mahadnac
15–13, 17–16 Winner

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2008South Africa International Shama Aboobakar Chris Dednam
Michelle Edwards
17–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2005Kenya International Shama Aboobakar Eddy Clarisse
Amrita Sawaram
16–17, 7–15 Runner-up
2002Mauritius International Shama Aboobakar Matthew Hughes
Joanne Muggeridge
5–11, 3–11 Runner-up
2002Kenya International Shama Aboobakar Ola Fagbemi
Grace Daniel
2–7, 7–1, 7–2, 7–4 Winner
2001Mauritius International Shama Aboobakar Georgie Cupidon
Juliette Ah-Wan
7–2, 7–3, 7–8 Winner