Tyrone Pillay

Tyrone Pillay

Personal information
Born	(1980-05-01) May 1, 1980 (age 45)
Sport
Country	South Africa
Sport	Para-athletics
Disability	Left leg amputation
Event	Shot put
Medal record Men's para-athletics Representing   South Africa Paralympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Shot put F42 African Games 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. "Shot Put F63 results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
2. "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.

External links

• Tyrone Pillay at Paralympic.org