Oscar Pistorius
 Pistorius at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu, South Korea |
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Blade Runner; the fastest man on no legs; "Oz" Pistorius[1] |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) in prosthetics[2] |
| Weight | 80.6 kg (178 lb) (2007)[3] |
| Website | www.oscarpistorius.com |
| Sport | |
| Country |  South Africa |
| Sport | Running |
| Event(s) | Sprints (100, 200, 400 m) |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Worlds | 2005 Paralympic World Cup: 100 m (T44) – Gold; 200 m (T44) – Gold |
| National finals | 2007 South African Senior Athletics Championships: 400 m (T44) – Gold |
| Paralympics |
2004 Summer Paralympics: 100 m (T44) – Bronze; 200 m (T44) – Gold |
| Highest world ranking |
100 m: 1st (2008)[4] |
| Personal best(s) |
100 m (T44): 10.91 s (2007, WR) |
Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius (born 22 November 1986) is a South African sprint runner.[9] Pistorius was born in Sandton, Johannesburg. Both of his legs are amputated below the knee, and he runs with prostheses.[10] Pistorius competes in races for athletes with disabilities. He first ran in international competitions for able-bodied athletes in 2007.
In 2011, he competed in the World Championships, and as part of South Africa's silver-medal-winning relay team, he became the first amputee to win an able-bodied world track medal. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Pistorius became the first double-leg amputee to compete in the Olympics. He also competed in the 2012 Summer Paralympics. He won gold medals in the men's 400 metre race in a Paralympic record time of 46.68 seconds and in the 4 × 100 metres relay in a world record time of 41.78 seconds. He also won a silver in the 200 metres race.
On 14 February 2013, he shot his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp dead. He has been charged with murder and is in prison.[11]
References[change]
- ↑ Mr. Oscar "Oz" PISTORIUS, Who's Who of Southern Africa, 24.com, archived from the original on 27 April 2009, http://web.archive.org/web/20090427150438/http://www.whoswhosa.co.za/Pages/profilefull.aspx?IndID=5404, retrieved 18 May 2007
- ↑ John Leicester (5 September 2012), "Column: History-maker Pistorius a hypocrite, too?", The Huffington Post, archived from the original on 6 September 2012, http://www.webcitation.org/6ATEa50uf
- ↑ Josh McHugh (March 2007), "Blade Runner", Wired (15.03), http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/15.03/blade.html
- ↑ World wide ranking: T44 male 100 2008, International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation, http://athletics.iwasf.com, retrieved 19 July 2008
- ↑ World wide ranking: T44 male 200 2008, International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation, http://athletics.iwasf.com, retrieved 19 July 2008
- ↑ World wide ranking: T44 male 400 2008, International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation, http://athletics.iwasf.com, retrieved 19 July 2008
- ↑ Andy Bull (1 September 2012), "Oscar Pistorius and Arnu Fourie seek room at the top at Paralympics", The Guardian (London), http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/sep/01/oscar-pistorius-paralympics
- ↑ Jon Mulkeen (19 July 2011), Pistorius gets world and Olympic qualifier in Lignano: Double-amputee sprinter clocks 45.07 to guarantee his major champs selection, Athletics Weekly, archived from the original on 7 August 2012, http://www.webcitation.org/69kFzFy7W
- ↑ Telegraph profile
- ↑ PISTORIUS Oscar, International Paralympic Committee, archived from the original on 10 August 2012, http://www.webcitation.org/69odHjBnt, retrieved 9 August 2012
- ↑ Pistorius shoots girlfriend
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