Tyrone Pillay

Tyrone Pillay
Personal information
Born (1980-05-01) May 1, 1980 (age 44)
Sport
CountrySouth Africa
SportPara-athletics
DisabilityLeft leg amputation
EventShot put
Medal record
Men's para-athletics
Representing  South Africa
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Shot put F42
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Brazzaville Shot put F42

Tyrone Pillay (born 1 May 1980)[1] is a South African Paralympic athlete.[2] He represented South Africa at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won the bronze medal in the men's shot put F42 event.[2][3][4]

Career

At the 2015 African Games held in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo, he won the gold medal in the men's shot put F42 event.

At the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, he competed in the men's shot put F63 event where he finished in 7th place.[5]

He competed in the men's shot put F63 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[1] He also competed in this event at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships held in Paris, France.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  South Africa
2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 1st Shot put 11.28 m
2016 Summer Paralympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 3rd Shot put 13.91 m

References

  1. ^ a b "Shot Put F63 results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Tyrone Pillay". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  3. ^ Khan, Nadia (23 June 2018). "At home with Tyrone Pillay". IOL. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Tyrone Pillay wants underdog story to conclude at Tokyo 2020". Tokyo 2020. 8 October 2020. Archived from the original on 4 November 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Dubai 2019 Results | Event Overview – Men's shot put F63". paralympic.org. Retrieved 2 February 2020.


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