Oscar Pistorius

Country	South Africa
Alias	Blade Runner; the fastest man on no legs; "Oz" Pistorius[1]
Club
Date of birth	22 November 1986 (1986-11-22) (age 21)
Place of birth	Sandton, Gauteng, South Africa
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1+1⁄4 in) in prosthetics[2]
Weight	80.5 kg (177 lb)[3]
Personal Best	100 m: 10.91 s WR 200 m: 21.58 s WR 400 m: 46.34 s[4] (46.56 s WR)
Titles
Olympic Finals:	100 m, Bronze – 2004 Summer Paralympics 200 m, Gold – 2004 Summer Paralympics
World Finals:	100 m, Gold – 2005 Paralympic World Cup 200 m, Gold – 2005 Paralympic World Cup) 400 m, Gold – South African Senior Athletics Championships
Highest World Ranking:	Not yet ranked by IAAF
Infobox last updated on: 6 January 2008.

Oscar Pistorius (born 22 November 1986) is a South African Paralympic runner. Known as the "Blade Runner" and "the fastest man on no legs", Pistorius is the double amputee world record holder in the 100, 200 and 400 metres events and runs with the aid of Cheetah Flex-Foot carbon fibre transtibial artificial limbs by Össur. In 2007 Pistorius took part in his first international able-bodied competitions. However, his artificial lower legs, while enabling him to compete, generated claims that he has an unfair advantage over able-bodied runners. The same year, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) amended its competition rules to ban the use of "any technical device that incorporates springs, wheels or any other element that provides a user with an advantage over another athlete not using such a device". It claimed that the amendment was not specifically aimed at Pistorius. After monitoring his track performances and carrying out tests, scientists took the view that Pistorius enjoyed considerable advantages over athletes without prosthetic limbs. On the strength of these findings, on 14 January 2008 the IAAF ruled him ineligible for competitions conducted under its rules, including the 2008 Summer Olympics. This decision was reversed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on 16 May 2008.