Tyrone Pillay

Tyrone Pillay is a South African Paralympic athlete.^[1] 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.^[1]^[2]^[3]

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.^[4]

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

^ ^a ^b "Tyrone Pillay". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
^ Khan, Nadia (23 June 2018). "At home with Tyrone Pillay". IOL. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
^ "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.
^ "Dubai 2019 Results | Event Overview – Men's shot put F63". paralympic.org. Retrieved 2 February 2020.

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