Claire Backhouse
Claire Backhouse (* 1958 , married Claire Sharpe ) is a former Canadian badminton player .
Career
Claire Backhouse won her first junior title in Canada in 1977. Just one year later, she won the adult competition for the first time. In 1982 she won the Commonwealth Games. In 1983 and 1985 she won the US Open. Last year she finished fifth at the World Championships in women's doubles with Sandra Skillings .
Sporting successes
| season | event | discipline | space | Surname |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Canada: Junior Championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Claire Backhouse / C. Bailey, BC |
| 1977 | Canada: Junior Championships | Mixed | 1 | B. Kidd / Claire Backhouse, BC |
| 1978 | Canada: Individual Championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Jane Youngberg / Claire Backhouse |
| 1978 | Mexico International | Ladies doubles | 1 | Claire Backhouse / Sharon Crawford |
| 1979 | Canada: Individual Championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Wendy Carter / Claire Backhouse |
| 1980 | Canada: Individual Championships | Mixed | 1 | Paul Johnson / Claire Backhouse |
| 1980 | Canada: Individual Championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Jane Youngberg / Claire Backhouse |
| 1982 | Commonwealth Games | Ladies doubles | 1 | Johanne Falardeau / Claire Backhouse |
| 1983 | World Championship | Ladies doubles | 5 | Johanne Falardeau / Claire Backhouse |
| 1983 | US Open | Mixed | 1 | Mike Butler / Claire Backhouse |
| 1983 | Canadian Open | Mixed | 1 | Mike Butler / Claire Backhouse |
| 1983 | US Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Johanne Falardeau / Claire Backhouse |
| 1983 | Canada: Individual Championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Johanne Falardeau / Claire Backhouse |
| 1984 | Canada: Individual Championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Johanne Falardeau / Claire Backhouse |
| 1984 | Canada: Individual Championships | Mixed | 1 | Mike Butler / Claire Backhouse |
| 1985 | Canada: Individual Championships | Ladies singles | 1 | Claire Backhouse-Sharpe |
| 1985 | US Open | Mixed | 1 | Mike Butler / Claire Sharpe |
| 1985 | Canadian Open | Ladies singles | 1 | Claire Backhouse-Sharpe |
| 1985 | US Open | Ladies singles | 1 | Claire Backhouse Sharpe |
| 1985 | US Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Claire Sharpe / Sandra Skillings |
| 1985 | World Championship | Ladies doubles | 5 | Claire Backhouse / Sandra Skillings |
| 1987 | Canada: Individual Championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Linda Cloutier / Claire Sharpe |
| 1987 | Canada: Individual Championships | Mixed | 1 | Mike Butler / Claire Sharpe |
| 1991 | Canada: Individual Championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Claire Sharpe / Si-an Deng |
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Backhouse, Claire |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sharpe, Claire |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian badminton player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1958 |