Oscar Pistorius

Oscar Pistorius Biography

Oscar Pistorius Biography

Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius (born 22 November 1986 in Sandton,   Johannesburg, South Africa), also known as the Fastest man on no legs   and Blade Runner  , is a South African sprinter and world record holder, a present from birth missed by a genetic defect, the fibula and the outer side of the feet. He thus had only two toes, the bones on the inside of the foot and the heel. At the age of eleven months, his legs were amputated below the knee. Thanks especially for him-made prostheses made of carbon is able to run.

Sporting career

Since 2007, the athletes studied business administration. He describes himself as not themselves disabled, but only as a “no legs”. In the Paralympics, he won several gold.

Critics such as Elio Locatelli of the World Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) believed initially that the “blades” would give him an unfair advantage. The IAAF decided on the basis of an incomplete report, the biomechanics professor Gert-Peter Bruggemann of the Sports University in Cologne made was that Pistorius is not in the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008 should attend.   The International Sports Court of Arbitration but annulled on 16 May 2008, the decision by the next step workflows undoubted advantages Pistorius’ set forth in the study, have disadvantages in other aspects of the barrel pointed (environmental influences, cornering, starting mechanism) that would have been considered inadequate. At the same time stressed the CAS, that it was the decision in favor of Pistorius’ to express individual decision from which there is no automatic entitlement for similar future cases is derived. Pistorius would have been so qualified for the Games, but he remained with this late decision, only six weeks to prepare for the Olympic Games in Beijing. He missed the standard for both the 400-meter track and for the season.

In September 2008, he won at the Summer Paralympics 2008, 100 -, 200 – and 400-meter races in the T44 class in 11.17 s, 21.67 s and 47.49 s

In January 2009, Pistorius announced its intention to compete at the world championships in Berlin in 2009 on the 400-meter distance. He succeeded, however, initially failed to meet the qualifying standard of 45.95 seconds.
Oscar Pistorius at the World Athletics Championships 2011 in Daegu

On 19 July 2011, Pistorius undercut with a time of 45.07 sec to 400 meters qualifying standard for the 2011 World Championships in Daegu. Together with Jason Smyth Pistorius is the first athlete with a disability at all, who could qualify for world athletics championships.   with a time of 45.39 s was there Pistorius third of his forward line and qualified for the semifinals, where he retired with a time of 46.19 s from the last one he can run. His lead time would have been sufficient for a final qualification. In the semifinals, he then ran to the 4 x 400 meter relay in 2:59,21 min South Africa’s new national record. The South African season reached the final without Pistorius then the second place. Because of its semi-final so that Pistorius also the silver medal.

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