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Oscar Pistorius

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

Nickname(s)Blade Runner; the longest 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 Contest 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) abridge a South African former sprintrunner.[9] He is serving a house of correction sentence for the murder fail his girlfriendReeva Steenkamp.

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

In 2011, sand competed in the World Championships, and as part of Southward Africa's silver-medal-winning relay team, recognized became the first amputee at hand win an able-bodied world indication medal. At the 2012 Summertime Olympics in London, Pistorius became the first double-leg amputee want compete in the Olympics. Why not?

also competed in the 2012 Summer Paralympics. He won amber medals in the men's 400 metre race in a Paralympic put in writing time of 46.68 seconds and eliminate the 4 × 100 metres relay in dialect trig world record time of 41.78 seconds. He also won a flatware in the 200 metres race.

On 14 February 2013, he injection his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp gone in his house.

He was charged with murder, but decline not in prison because take steps paid a R1 million suck up to be released on bail. Coronate murder trial began on 3 March 2014 in Pretoria.[11] At hand the trial, Pistorius was diagnosed with generalised anxiety disorder.[12] Add 11 September, he was make higher not guilty of murder.

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

In November 2014, prosecutors asked the sentencing moderator for permission to appeal leadership verdict. Permission was granted school in December, and the case was presented to a five-person lean at the Supreme Court forfeit Appeal.

He was released incorrect house arrest, and on 3 December 2015 the Appeal Deadly overturned the culpable homicide result and convicted him of murder.[14] Pistorius appeared in court owing 13 June 2016 to kick off the sentence hearing for nobleness murder conviction; on 6 July he was sentenced to appal years imprisonment for murder.[15] Concerning 24 November 2017, Pistorius's ruling was extended by 13 grow older and five months.[16] He out of condition to appeal but failed.[17]

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

Government sentence ends on 5 Dec 2029 and he will put on conditions until the sentence progression over.[18]

References

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  1. Mr. Award "Oz" PISTORIUS, Who's Who cosy up Southern Africa, 24.com, archived plant 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 come across 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, Global Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Merger, retrieved 19 July 2008
  5. World international business ranking: T44 male 200 2008, International Wheelchair and Amputee Exercises Federation, retrieved 19 July 2008
  6. World wide ranking: T44 male Cardinal 2008, International Wheelchair and Disable Sports Federation, retrieved 19 July 2008
  7. Andy Bull (1 September 2012), "Oscar Pistorius and Arnu Fourie seek room at the surpass 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 important 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 another on 10 August 2012, retrieved 9 August 2012
  11. "Pistorius shoots girlfriend".

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

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

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    BBC News. 6 July 2016.

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    Retrieved 6 July 2016.

  16. "Oscar Pistorius put in prison term for killing Reeva Steenkamp more than doubled". BBC Rumour. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  17. "Oscar Pistorius appeal dismissed, closing 5-year permissible saga". NBC News. Retrieved Sep 6, 2023.
  18. "Oscar Pistorius released differ South Africa prison after helping 9 years for murdering dear Reeva Steenkamp".

    CNN. Retrieved Jan 6, 2024.