Lythe Pillay

NationalitySouth African

Born (2003-02-25) 25 February 2003 (age 22)

Benoni, South Africa^[1]

SportAthletics

Event

400 metres

Lythe Pillay

OLY

Pillay during an event
Personal information
Nationality	South African
Born	(2003-02-25) 25 February 2003 (age 22) Benoni, South Africa[1]
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	400 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best	400 m: 44.33 (Pietermaritzburg 2024)
Medal record World Championships 2025 Tokyo 4 x 400 m relay World Relays 2025 Guangzhou 4×400 m relay 2024 Nassau 4×400 m relay World University Games 2025 Bochum 400 m 2025 Bochum 4×400 m relay mixed World U20 Championships 2022 Cali 400 m African Youth Championships 2019 Abidjan 400 m 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.