3rd degree etv oscar pistorius biography for kids

Pistorius was born in Sandton, Johannesburg. Both of his legs are amputated above the ankle, and he runs with prostheses. He first ran in international competitions for able-bodied athletes in In , he competed in the World Championships , and as part of South Africa's silver-medal-winning relay team, he became the first amputee to win an able-bodied world track medal.

At the Summer Olympics in London, Pistorius became the first double-leg amputee to compete in the Olympics.

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He also competed in the Summer Paralympics. He won gold medals in the men's metre race in a Paralympic record time of He also won a silver in the metres race. On 14 February , he shot his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp dead in his house. He was charged with murder, but is not in prison because he paid a R 1 million to be released on bail. His murder trial began on 3 March in Pretoria.