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
On 9 March 2015, two Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil helicopters collided mid-air near Villa Castelli, Argentina, killing all ten people on board both aircraft.
The helicopters had just departed together from the same spot and collided during the in ...
during the filming of French TV
reality show ''
Dropped'' for the
TF1 network.
Career
At the 2004 junior world championships, Vastine was knocked out by
Amir Khan at lightweight and won bronze.
At the 2007 senior world championships in Chicago, he was outpointed by
Bradley Saunders
Bradley Saunders (born 4 February 1986) is a British professional boxer. As an amateur he won a silver medal in the light welterweight division at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, gold at the 2009 EU Championships and bronze at the 2007 World Cha ...
at junior welter but qualified for the Olympics.
At the
2008 Olympics, Vastine reached the semifinal where he faced
Manuel Félix Díaz
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from the
Dominican Republic
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. With Vastine leading by two in the final round, the Dominican fighter made a comeback and won the fight. Vastine lost the match by two points after being penalised twice by the referee, having four points deducted from his score.
France 24
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reported:
The
Agence France-Presse described the referee's ruling as "controversial". Diaz, however, went on to win the gold medal.
Vastine went on to suffer what was widely seen as an unjust decision at the 2012 Olympics in London, where he drew on points but lost on countback to top-seeded welterweight Taras Shelestyuk of Ukraine in the quarter-finals, thus missing out on a medal.
Olympic games results
2008 (as a Light welterweight)
*Defeated
Egidijus Kavaliauskas (Lithuania) 13–2
*Defeated
Bradley Saunders
Bradley Saunders (born 4 February 1986) is a British professional boxer. As an amateur he won a silver medal in the light welterweight division at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, gold at the 2009 EU Championships and bronze at the 2007 World Cha ...
(Great Britain) 11–7
*Defeated
Uranchimegiin Mönkh-Erdene
Uranchimegiin Mönkh-Erdene ( mn, Уранчимэгийн Мөнх-Эрдэнэ; born March 22, 1982) is an amateur boxer from Mongolia who competed in the Lightweight (−60 kg) and junior welterweight (-64 kg) divisions at three Olym ...
(Mongolia) 12–4
*Lost to
Manuel Félix Díaz
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People
* Manuel (name)
* Manuel (Fawlty Towers), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers''
* Charlie Manuel, manager of the Philadelphia Phillies
* Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire
* M ...
(Dominican Republic) 10–12
2012 (as a Welterweight)
*Defeated
Patrick Wojcicki
Patrick Wojcicki (born 14 August 1991 in Wolfsburg) is a German boxer. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's welterweight, but was defeated in the first round.
Amateur career
In 2008, he reached the quarter finals of the AIBA Y ...
(Germany) 16-12
*Defeated
Byambyn Tüvshinbat
Byambyn Tüvshinbat ( mn, Бямбын Түвшинбат; born 27 March 1987 in Ulaanbaatar) is a Mongolian boxer. He competed in the 2007 and 2011 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships (winning silver in 2007 and bronze in 2011), the 2006 and ...
(Mongolia) 13-12
*Lost to
Taras Shelestyuk (Ukraine) 18+-18
World amateur championships results
2007 (as a Light welterweight)
*Defeated
Dilshod Mahmudov
Dilshod Mahmudov (Дильшод Махмудов; born November 30, 1982) is a retired professional boxer from Uzbekistan who won several medals in international tournaments.
Career
Formally of Uzbekistan, Dilshod Mahmudov is now based at BH ...
(Uzbekistan) 28–27
*Defeated Edward Akora (Uganda) RSCO 3
*Defeated
Vasili Belous (Moldava) 27–10
*Lost to
Bradley Saunders
Bradley Saunders (born 4 February 1986) is a British professional boxer. As an amateur he won a silver medal in the light welterweight division at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, gold at the 2009 EU Championships and bronze at the 2007 World Cha ...
(England) 13–30
Death
On 9 March 2015, as part of a group of French sports stars participating in a reality TV show called ''
Dropped'', Vastine was one of 10 people who died when helicopters collided in mid-air during filming in northwestern Argentina. His 21-year-old sister Célie, also an amateur boxer, had been killed in a car accident in France just two months before.
Alexis Vastine : Mort de sa soeur Célie, 21 ans, le sort s'acharne sur le boxeur
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References
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1986 births
2015 deaths
French people of Russian descent
Light-welterweight boxers
Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic boxers of France
Olympic bronze medalists for France
Olympic medalists in boxing
Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
French male boxers
People with mood disorders
Sportspeople from Eure
Victims of helicopter accidents or incidents
Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Argentina
Knights of the Ordre national du Mérite
Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France
Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games
Mediterranean Games medalists in boxing
Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 2015