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Lythe Pillay

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Lythe Pillay
Pillay during an event
Personal information
NationalitySouth African
Born (2003-02-25) 25 February 2003 (age 21)
Benoni, South Africa[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event400 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best400 m: 44.33 (Pietermaritzburg 2024)
Medal record
World Relays
Silver medal – second place 2024 Nassau 4×400 m relay
World U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Cali 400 metres
African Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Abidjan 400 m
Gold medal – first place 2019 Abidjan Medley relay

Lythe Pillay OLY (born 25 February 2003) is a South African athlete, who specializes in the 400 metres.[2] He won the gold medal in the men’s 400m final at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia. He competed in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2020 Summer Olympics,[3] and won his heat on 5 August at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

References

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  1. ^ "Lythe Pillay". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Lythe Pillay". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Athletics: Men's 4 x 400m Relay Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
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