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Oscar Pistorius
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Oscar Pistorius

Pistorius at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu, South Korea
Personal information
Nickname(s) Blade Runner; the fastest man on no legs; "Oz" Pistorius[1]
Born 22 November 1986 (age 27)
Sandton, Johannesburg, Transvaal Province, South Africa
Alma mater University of Pretoria (did not graduate)
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
World finals 2005 Paralympic World Cup: 100 m (T44) – Gold; 200 m (T44) – Gold
National finals 2007 South African Senior Athletics Championships: 400 m (T44) – Gold
Paralympic finals
2004 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 Summer Paralympics: 200 m (T44) – Silver; 4 × 100 m relay – Gold; Men's 400 m (T44) – Gold
Highest world ranking
100 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)[7]
200 m (T44): 21.30 s (2012, WR)[8]

400 m: 45.07 s[9]
Medal record[hide]
Men's athletics
Competitor for South Africa
Paralympic Games
Bronze 2004 Athens 100 m (T44)
Gold 2004 Athens 200 m (T44)
Gold 2008 Beijing 100 m (T44)
Gold 2008 Beijing 200 m (T44)
Gold 2008 Beijing 400 m (T44)
Silver 2012 London 200 m (T44)
Gold 2012 London 400 m (T44)
Gold 2012 London 4 × 100 m relay (T42–T46)
World Championships
Silver 2011 Daegu 4 × 400 m relay
African Championships
Silver 2012 Porto-Novo 400 m
Silver 2012 Porto-Novo 4 × 400 m relay
Updated on 6 September 2012.
Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius (/pɪsˈtɔriəs/; born 22 November 1986) is a South African sprint runner. Although both of Pistorius' legs were amputated below the knee when he was 11 months old, he competes in events for single below-knee amputees and for able-bodied athletes.