Yvan Pierrot

Yvan Pierrot
Personal information
Nationality Mauritian
Born (1996-05-23)23 May 1996
Trou D’eau Douce
Died 31 December 2015(2015-12-31) (aged 19)
Midlands
Weight 105 kg (231 lb)
Sport
Sport Weightlifting
Event(s) +105 kg
Medal record
Representing  Mauritius
Men's weightlifting
African Games
2015 Brazzaville +105 kg
Updated on 12 February 2016.

Yvan Hilary Pierrot (23 May 1996 – 31 December 2015) was a Mauritian weightlifter.[1] [2] He competed in the men's +105 kg event at the 2015 African Games[3]

Sporting career

Pierrot started lifting in 2010 at the age of 14.[4] He earned his first gold medal in 2013 at the Commonwealth Youth Championships. In 2013 he won Mauritian Junior Sportsman of the Year award. In 2015 he won silver medal at the Commonwealth Championships, also he won gold medal at the junior category. At the African Games he won two bronze medal (clean & jerk, total) at +105 kg category.

Major Results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Representing  Mauritius
African Games
2015 Republic of the Congo Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo +105 kg 1351411464180185—3rd, bronze medalist(s)3313rd, bronze medalist(s)[5]

Death

In 2015 New Year's Eve afternoon he driving home alone, and suffered a fatal car accident at the Midlands.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "IWF profile". www.iwf.net. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "IWF profile". www.iwf.net. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "JEUX D'AFRIQUE - HALTÉROPHILIE : Roilya Ranaivosoa s'adjuge trois médailles d'argent" (in French). Le Mauricien. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "YVAN PIERROT MORT DANS UN TERRIBLE ACCIDENT : Un GÉANT laissera un grand vide derrière lui" (in French). mauritiusnews.info. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "2015 AFRICAN GAMES Results". www.iwf.net.
  6. ↑ "HALTEROPHILIE—DISPARITION: Mort tragique d'Ivan Pierrot" (in French). Le Mauricien. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
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