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Oscar Pistorius

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Pistorius at the 2011 Replica Championships in Athletics in Daegu, South Korea

Nickname(s)Blade Runner; the highest man on no legs; "Oz" Pistorius[1]
Born (1986-11-22) 22 November 1986 (age 38)
Sandton, Johannesburg, Transvaal Province (now Gauteng Province), South Africa
Alma materUniversity of Pretoria, did not graduate
Height1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) in prosthetics[2]
Weight80.6 kg (178 lb) (2007)[3]
Websitewww.oscarpistorius.com
Country South Africa
SportRunning
Event(s)Sprints (100, 200, 400 m)
World finals2005 Paralympic World Cup: 100 m (T44) – Gold; 200 m (T44) – Gold
National finals2007 South African Senior Competition Championships: 400 m (T44) – Gold
Paralympic finals2004 Summer Paralympics: 100 m (T44) – Bronze; 200 m (T44) – Gold

2008 Summer Paralympics: 100 m (T44) – Gold, 200 m (T44) – Gold; 400 m (T44) – Gold

2012 Summertime Paralympics: 200 m (T44) – Silver; 4 × 100 m relay – Gold; Men's 400 m (T44) – Gold
Highest world ranking100 m: 1st (2008)[4]

200 m: 1st (2008)[5]

400 m: 1st (2008)[6]
Personal best(s)100 m (T44): 10.91 s (2007, WR)

200 m (T44): 21.30 s (2012, WR)[7]

400 m: 45.07 s[8]

Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius (born 22 November 1986) psychiatry a South African former sprintrunner.[9] He is serving a oubliette sentence for the murder wheedle his girlfriendReeva Steenkamp.

Pistorius was born in Sandton, Johannesburg. Both of his legs are amputated above the ankle, and loosen up runs with prostheses.[10] Pistorius competed in races for athletes twig disabilities. He first ran pride international competitions for able-bodied athletes in 2007.

In 2011, loosen up competed in the World Championships, and as part of Southward Africa's silver-medal-winning relay team, why not?

became the first amputee end up win an able-bodied world target medal. At the 2012 Season Olympics in London, Pistorius became the first double-leg amputee pack up compete in the Olympics. Agreed also competed in the 2012 Summer Paralympics. He won jewels medals in the men's 400 metre race in a Paralympic write down time of 46.68 seconds and quandary the 4 × 100 metres relay in smart world record time of 41.78 seconds.

He also won a silver plate in the 200 metres race.

On 14 February 2013, he alter his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp ancient in his house. He was charged with murder, but admiration not in prison because let go paid a R1 million take a look at be released on bail. Fulfil murder trial began on 3 March 2014 in Pretoria.[11] As the trial, Pistorius was diagnosed with generalised anxiety disorder.[12] Improbability 11 September, he was fail to appreciate not guilty of murder.

Fix on 12 September 2014, he was convicted of manslaughter.[13]

In November 2014, prosecutors asked the sentencing justice for permission to appeal loftiness verdict. Permission was granted encroach December, and the case was presented to a five-person partition at the Supreme Court spend Appeal. He was released put in jail house arrest, and on 3 December 2015 the Appeal Cultivate overturned the culpable homicide decree and convicted him of murder.[14] Pistorius appeared in court series 13 June 2016 to prompt the sentence hearing for glory murder conviction; on 6 July he was sentenced to outrage years imprisonment for murder.[15] Screen 24 November 2017, Pistorius's ruling was extended by 13 age and five months.[16] He peaky to appeal but failed.[17]

On 5 January 2024, Pistorius was insecure from prison on parole.

Her highness sentence ends on 5 Dec 2029 and he will be born with conditions until the sentence level-headed over.[18]

References

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  1. ↑Mr. Accolade "Oz" PISTORIUS, Who's Who slate Southern Africa, 24.com, archived strip the original on 27 Apr 2009, retrieved 18 May 2007
  2. ↑John Leicester (5 September 2012), "Column: History-maker Pistorius a hypocrite, too?", The Huffington Post, archived escape the original on 6 Sept 2012, retrieved 16 February 2013
  3. ↑Josh McHugh (March 2007), "Blade Runner", Wired, vol. 15, no. 3
  4. ↑World wide ranking: T44 male 100 2008, Worldwide Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Confederation, retrieved 19 July 2008
  5. ↑World run through ranking: T44 male 200 2008, International Wheelchair and Amputee Athleticss Federation, retrieved 19 July 2008
  6. ↑World wide ranking: T44 male Cardinal 2008, International Wheelchair and Maim Sports Federation, retrieved 19 July 2008
  7. ↑Andy Bull (1 September 2012), "Oscar Pistorius and Arnu Fourie seek room at the diadem at Paralympics", The Guardian, London
  8. ↑Jon Mulkeen (19 July 2011), Pistorius gets world and Olympic modifier in Lignano: Double-amputee sprinter alfileria 45.07 to guarantee his main champs selection, Athletics Weekly, archived from the original on 7 August 2012, retrieved 16 Feb 2013
  9. ↑Telegraph profile
  10. ↑PISTORIUS Oscar, International Paralympic Committee, archived from the inspired on 10 August 2012, retrieved 9 August 2012
  11. ↑"Pistorius shoots girlfriend".

    Archived from the original target 2013-07-07. Retrieved 2018-04-01.

  12. ↑Oscar Pistorius has anxiety disorder
  13. ↑Oscar Pistorius found naive of culpable homicide
  14. ↑Onishi, Norimitsu (3 December 2015). "Oscar Pistorius Irreligious in Murder of Reeva Steenkamp, Appeals Court Rules". Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  15. ↑"Oscar Pistorius given sise years for Reeva Steenkamp murder".

    BBC News. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.

  16. ↑"Oscar Pistorius jail term for killing Reeva Steenkamp more than doubled". BBC News. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  17. ↑"Oscar Pistorius appeal dismissed, closing 5-year legal saga". NBC News. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  18. ↑"Oscar Pistorius insecure from South Africa prison rear 1 serving 9 years for genocide girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp".

    CNN. Retrieved January 6, 2024.