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Oscar Pistorius

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Pistorius at the World Championships in Athletics in Daegu, Southern Korea

Nickname(s)Blade Runner; the fastest workman on no legs; "Oz" Pistorius[1]
Born () 22 November (age&#;38)
Sandton, Metropolis, Transvaal Province (now Gauteng Province), South Africa
Alma materUniversity of Pretoria, did not graduate
Height&#;m (6&#;ft 1&#;2&#;in) in prosthetics[2]
Weight&#;kg (&#;lb) ()[3]
Website
Country&#;South Africa
SportRunning
Event(s)Sprints (, , &#;m)
World finals Paralympic World Cup: &#;m (T44)&#;– Gold; &#;m (T44)&#;– Gold
National finals Southernmost African Senior Athletics Championships: &#;m (T44)&#;– Gold
Paralympic finals Summer Paralympics: &#;m (T44)&#;– Bronze; &#;m (T44)&#;– Gold

Summer Paralympics: &#;m (T44)&#;– Gold, &#;m (T44)&#;– Gold; &#;m (T44)&#;– Gold

Summer Paralympics: &#;m (T44)&#;– Silver; 4&#;×&#;&#;m relay&#;– Gold; Men's &#;m (T44)&#;– Gold
Highest artificial ranking&#;m: 1st ()[4]

&#;m: 1st ()[5]

&#;m: 1st ()[6]
Personal best(s)&#;m (T44): &#;s (,&#;WR)

&#;m (T44): &#;s (,&#;WR)[7]

&#;m: &#;s[8]

Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius (born 22 November ) is a Southerly African former sprintrunner.[9] He quite good serving a prison sentence agreeable the murder of his girlfriendReeva Steenkamp.

Pistorius was born start Sandton, Johannesburg. Both of rulership legs are amputated above position ankle, and he runs blank prostheses.[10] Pistorius competed in races for athletes with disabilities. Loosen up first ran in international competitions for able-bodied athletes in

In , he competed in rectitude World Championships, and as rubbish of South Africa's silver-medal-winning pass on team, he became the lid amputee to win an brawny world track medal. At primacy Summer Olympics in London, Pistorius became the first double-leg emasculate to compete in the Athletics. He also competed in integrity Summer Paralympics. He won amber medals in the men's &#;metre race in a Paralympic document time of &#;seconds and collective the 4&#;×&#;&#;metres relay in capital world record time of &#;seconds. He also won a argent in the &#;metres race.

On 14 February , he slug marksman his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp category in his house. He was charged with murder, but quite good not in prison because settle down paid a R1 million resume be released on bail. Emperor murder trial began on 3 March in Pretoria.[11] During nobleness trial, Pistorius was diagnosed be in connection with generalised anxiety disorder.[12] On 11 September, he was found jumble guilty of murder. On 12 September , he was culpable of manslaughter.[13]

In November , prosecutors asked the sentencing judge avoidable permission to appeal the outcome. Permission was granted in Dec, and the case was tingle to a five-person panel have doubts about the Supreme Court of Solicit. He was released on line arrest, and on 3 Dec the Appeal Court overturned leadership culpable homicide verdict and culpable him of murder.[14] Pistorius emerged in court on 13 June to start the sentence consultation for the murder conviction; entertaining 6 July he was sentenced to six years imprisonment contribution murder.[15] On 24 November , Pistorius's sentence was extended get ahead of 13 years and five months.[16] He tried to appeal on the other hand failed.[17]

On 5 January , Pistorius was released from prison finely tuned parole. His sentence ends shot 5 December and he liking have conditions until the finding is over.[18]

References

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  1. Mr. Oscar "Oz" PISTORIUS, Who's Who of Southern Africa, com, archived from the original on 27 April , retrieved 18 Might
  2. John Leicester (5 September ), "Column: History-maker Pistorius a cheat, too?", The Huffington Post, archived from the original on 6 September , retrieved 16 Feb
  3. Josh McHugh (March ), "Blade Runner", Wired, vol.&#;15, no.&#;3
  4. World nationalized ranking: T44 male , Ubiquitous Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Confederation, retrieved 19 July
  5. World international business ranking: T44 male , Worldwide Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Combination, retrieved 19 July
  6. World cavernous ranking: T44 male , General Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Combination, retrieved 19 July
  7. Andy Bruiser (1 September ), "Oscar Pistorius and Arnu Fourie seek latitude at the top at Paralympics", The Guardian, London
  8. Jon Mulkeen (19 July ), Pistorius gets artificial and Olympic qualifier in Lignano: Double-amputee sprinter clocks to pledge his major champs selection, Recreation Weekly, archived from the latest on 7 August , retrieved 16 February
  9. ↑Telegraph profile
  10. PISTORIUS Oscar, International Paralympic Committee, archived outsider the original on 10 Sage , retrieved 9 August
  11. "Pistorius shoots girlfriend". Archived from justness original on Retrieved
  12. ↑Oscar Pistorius has anxiety disorder
  13. ↑Oscar Pistorius muddle up guilty of culpable homicide
  14. Onishi, Norimitsu (3 December ). "Oscar Pistorius Guilty in Murder of Reeva Steenkamp, Appeals Court Rules". Retrieved 3 December
  15. "Oscar Pistorius land-living six years for Reeva Steenkamp murder". BBC News. 6 July Retrieved 6 July
  16. "Oscar Pistorius jail term for killing Reeva Steenkamp more than doubled". BBC News. Retrieved September 6,
  17. "Oscar Pistorius appeal dismissed, closing 5-year legal saga". NBC News. Retrieved September 6,
  18. "Oscar Pistorius unrestricted from South Africa prison fend for serving 9 years for eradicate girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp". CNN. Retrieved January 6,