Yovanni Philippe (born 2 May 2002) is a Mauritian T20 Paralympic sprint runner. He competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, and won the first Paralympic Games medal for Mauritius.

Yovanni Philippe
Personal information
NationalityMauritian
Born (2002-05-02) 2 May 2002 (age 24)[1]
Sport
SportPara-athletics
Disability classT20
Event
400 metres

Career

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Philippe represented Mauritius at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships and won a bronze medal in the 400 metre T20 event.[2]

Philippe represented Mauritius at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and won a bronze medal in the 400 metres T20 event, the first-ever medal for Mauritius at the Paralympics.[3][4]

References

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  1. "PHILIPPE Yovanni". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved 3 September 2024. (alternate link, alternate link 2)
  2. "Paris 23: Ghavelas and Debrunner shine on super Saturday". paralympic.org. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  3. "Paris 2024: Top medal highlights from Day 6". paralympic.org. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  4. "Muhammad Ammar Aiman's medal hopes in Paris dashed in last 10m". The Sun. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.