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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. ==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 at junior welter but qualified for the Olympics. At the 2008 Olympics, Vastine reached the semifinal where he faced Manuel Félix Díaz from the Dominican Republic. 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 reported: The Agence France-Presse described the referee's ruling as "controversial".〔("Judging scandal rocks Olympic boxing competition" ), AFP, August 23, 2008〕〔("French cry foul over Vastine controversy" ), AFP, August 22, 2008〕 Diaz, however, went on to win the gold medal.〔("Felic Diaz wins first Olympic boxing gold for Dominican Republic" ), AFP, August 24, 2008〕 Vastine went on to suffer what was widely seen as an unjust decision〔(French boxer Vastine rages after defeat ) BBC News 8 August 2012〕 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. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alexis Vastine」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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