![]() On 14 February 2013, Pistorius fatally shot his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp, in his Pretoria home. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Pistorius became the first double-leg amputee to participate in the Olympic Games. At the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, Pistorius became the first amputee to win a non-disabled world track medal. ![]() Pistorius eventually prevailed in this legal dispute. He was the tenth athlete to compete at both the Paralympic Games and Olympic Games.Īfter becoming a Paralympic champion, Pistorius attempted to enter non-disabled international competitions, over persistent objections by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and charges that his artificial limbs gave an unfair advantage. Pistorius ran in both non-disabled sprint events and in sprint events for below-knee amputees. ![]() When he was born he was missing the outside of both feet along with both fibula bones in his legs. In 2015 he was found guilty for the 2013 murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.īoth of Pistorius' feet had been amputated when he was 11 months old due to a congenital defect. Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius ( / p ɪ s ˈ t ɔːr i ə s/ born 22 November 1986) is a South African former professional sprinter and convicted murderer.
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