Alexis Vastine

Alexis Vastine
Alexis Vastine in 2008
Personal information
Born(1986-11-17)17 November 1986
Pont-Audemer, France
Died9 March 2015(2015-03-09) (aged 28)
Villa Castelli, La Rioja, Argentina
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Light Welterweight
European Amateur Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Moscow Welterweight
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pescara Light Welterweight

Alexis Vastine (17 November 1986 – 9 March 2015) was a French boxer who won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the Light Welterweight division. He also competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics, where he was eliminated in the quarterfinals in a controversial decision. He died in the Villa Castelli helicopter collision during the filming of French TV reality show Dropped for the TF1 network.[1]

  1. ^ "French Olympians filming reality TV survival show killed in helicopter crash in Argentina". Telegraph.co.uk. 10 March 2015.

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