Yovanni Philippe

Yovanni Philippe
Personal information
NationalityMauritian
Born (2002-05-02) 2 May 2002 (age 22)[1]
Sport
SportPara-athletics
Disability classT20
Event400 metres
Medal record
Para-athletics
Representing  Mauritius
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris 400 m T20
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Paris 400 m T20

Yovanni Philippe (born 2 May 2002) is a Mauritian T20 Paralympic sprint runner. He competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, and won the first Paralympic Games medal for Mauritius.

Career

Philippe represented Mauritius at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships and won a bronze medal in the 400 metre T20 event.[2]

Philippe represented Mauritius at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and won a bronze medal in the 400 metres T20 event, the first-ever medal for Mauritius at the Paralympics.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "PHILIPPE Yovanni". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved 3 September 2024. (alternate link)
  2. ^ "Paris 23: Ghavelas and Debrunner shine on super Saturday". paralympic.org. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Paris 2024: Top medal highlights from Day 6". paralympic.org. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Muhammad Ammar Aiman's medal hopes in Paris dashed in last 10m". The Sun. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.