Johanne Falardeau

Johanne Falardeau (born 1961) is a Canadian retired badminton player. Falardeau is the first ever women's doubles player from her country to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games. Additionally, she won a silver and bronze in the same discipline, too. She is also a former Pan American champion and became the national champion for seven times between 1982 and 1990.

Johanne Falardeau
Personal information
Country	Canada
Born	1961 (age 62–63)
Retired	1991
Handedness	Right
Event	Doubles
Medal record Women's badminton Representing Canada Commonwealth Games 1982 Brisbane Women's doubles 1986 Edinburgh Women's doubles 1978 Edmonton Mixed team 1982 Brisbane Mixed team 1986 Edinburgh Mixed team 1990 Auckland Mixed team 1990 Auckland Women's doubles Pan American Championships 1979 Mexico City Women's singles 1979 Mexico City Women's doubles 1979 Mexico City Mixed team
BWF profile

Introduced to badminton at the age of ten by Jean-Claude Laprise, Falardeau has experienced a meteoric progression. Became Provincial junior champion in under ninenteen category three years later, and made it to the national team at the age of 15. The following year, she won the triple crown (singles, doubles, mixed) at the Canadian Junior Championships. Her first international success came at the 1978 Commonwealth Games where she won silver medal in mixed team event. 1979, she became Pan American champion in both singles and mixed team events. Reaching finals multiple times in international tournaments, she became champion in French Open, U. S. Open, Canada Open and Victor Cup and had some second best performances in Bells Open, Scottish Open and Carlton Cup as well.

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1982	Edmonton, Brisbane, Australia	Claire Backhouse-Sharpe	Gillian Clark Karen Beckman	13–15, 18–16, 15–4	Gold
1986	Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland	Denyse Julien	Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers	6–15, 7–15	Silver
1990	Auckland Badminton Hall, Auckland, New Zealand	Denyse Julien	Tan Sui Hoon Lim Siew Choon	18–13, 15–2	Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Canada Open	Claire Backhouse-Sharpe	Karen Beckman Sally Podger	14–18, 15–10, 4–15	Runner-up
1984	Scottish Open	Claire Backhouse-Sharpe	Alison Fulton Barbara Beckett	12–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1987	Carlton-Intersport Open	Denyse Julien	Fiona Elliott Sara Halsall	15–7, 6–15, 2–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Canada Open	Lars Wengberg	Mike Butler Claire Backhouse-Sharpe	18–14, 10–15, 15–17	Runner-up

International tournaments

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1982	French Open	Linda Cloutier			Winner
1982	Canada Open	Claire Backhouse-Sharpe	Gillian Clark Gillian Gilks	14–17, 6–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1980	Canada Open	Steen Fladberg	Mike Tredgett Nora Perry	7–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1982	French Open	Bob MacDougall			Winner

IBF International

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	U. S. Open	Claire Backhouse-Sharpe			Winner
1983	Victor Cup	Claire Backhouse-Sharpe	Jane Sutton Karen Beckman	9–15, 15–17	Runner-up
1984	Victor Cup	Claire Backhouse-Sharpe	Denyse Julien Linda Cloutier	15–7, 15–4	Winner
1985	Canada Open	Denyse Julien	Claire Backhouse-Sharpe Sandra Skilings	15–7, 14–17, 18–16	Winner
1986	U. S. Open	Denyse Julien	Yomiko Fushiki Mami Nakajima	18–16, 15–5	Winner
1987	Bells Open	Denyse Julien	Fiona Elliott Sara Halsall	9–15, 10–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1985	Canada Open	Jesper Helledie	Billy Gilliland Nora Perry	6–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1986	U. S. Open	Mike Butler	Peter Rawlek Susan Hill	15–5, 15–6	Winner

External links

• Johanne Falardeau at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)