Vincent Confait
Vincent Confait is a Seychellois sprinter. He competed in the Athletics at the [1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|men's 4 × 100 metres relay] and Athletics at the 1980 [Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|4 × 400 metres relay] at the 1980 Summer Olympics, and the Athletics at the [1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres|400 metres] and 400 metres hurdles at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Career
Confait won a gold and two silver medals at the Indian [Ocean Island Games] beginning in 1979. He ran third leg on the Seychellois 4 × 400 m relay team to win the 1979 Games, and he also won individual 400 m hurdles silver medals at the 1979 and 1985 Games.At the 1980 Summer Olympics, Confait's 4 × 100 m and 4 × 400 m teams both finished 7th in their heats, failing to advance to the finals.
Since 1981, Confait won nineteen individual Seychelles Athletics Federation national titles in the 400 metres, 800 metres, 110 metres hurdles, and 400 metres hurdles.
Confait was the sole male Seychelles representative at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics, where he finished 7th in 1983 [World Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres|his 800 m heat].
In 1984, Confait competed in both the 1984 Summer Olympics and the Soviet boycott Friendship Games competition later that month. Confait was disqualified from his Olympic 400 m heat and placed 7th in his 400 m hurdles heat, failing to advance in both events. However, Confait placed 9th overall in Athletics at the [Friendship Games – Men's 400 metres|the Friendship Games 400 metres competition].
Confait continued to compete in masters athletics, setting the Seychellois 10,000 metres masters record in 2006.