Yvan Pierrot
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]
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| Nationality | Mauritian | |||||||||||||
| Born | 23 May 1996 Trou d'eau Douce | |||||||||||||
| Died | 31 December 2015 (aged 19) Midlands | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (231 lb) | |||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||
| Event(s) | +105 kg | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
Representing  | ||||||||||||
| African Games | ||||||||||||
| 2015 |  | +105 kg | 135 | 141 | 146 | 4 | 180 | 185 | — |  | 331 | |
Death
On New Year's Eve afternoon, 2015, he was driving home alone, and suffered a fatal car accident at the Midlands.[6]
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References
- "IWF profile". www.iwf.net. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- "IWF profile". www.iwf.net. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- "JEUX D'AFRIQUE - HALTÉROPHILIE : Roilya Ranaivosoa s'adjuge trois médailles d'argent" (in French). Le Mauricien. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- "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.
- "2015 AFRICAN GAMES Results". www.iwf.net.
- "HALTEROPHILIE—DISPARITION: Mort tragique d'Ivan Pierrot" (in French). Le Mauricien. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
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