Alexis Vastine

Alexis Vastine (17 November 1986 to 9 March 2015) was a French boxer who won a bronze medal in the light welterweight division at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He reached the semifinal there and lost to Manuel Felix Diaz of the Dominican Republic by 10 points to 12 after two two-point penalties, a decision widely seen as harsh. He competed again at the 2012 Olympics in London as a welterweight and was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Ukraine's Taras Shelestyuk on countback after a draw on points, another controversial result. At the 2004 junior world championships he was knocked out by Britain's Amir Khan and won bronze. He died in the Villa Castelli helicopter collision in 2015 while filming the TF1 reality show Dropped.