Alexis Vastine
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| Born | 17 November 1986 Pont-Audemer, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 March 2015 (aged 28) Villa Castelli, La Rioja, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 during the filming of French TV reality show Dropped for the TF1 network.