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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,