Pistorius shot his girlfriend, 29-year-old Reeva Steenkamp, four times through the bathroom door, killing her. It was just an amazing experience."Įverything changed on Valentine's Day 2013. "My grandmother, she's 89, she was here with the South African flag. I found myself smiling on the starting blocks which is very rare," Pistorius said in 2012. South Africa's double amputee runner Oscar Pistorius competes in the men's 400m semi-finals at the athletics event during the London 2012 Olympic Games on Augin London. Pistorius was eliminated from competition after finishing last in the 400m semi-final, but he left London a superstar. But he became an international phenomenon in 2012 when he competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics against able-bodied runners. Pistorius competed in three Paralympic Games, winning six golds and a total of eight medals. He began running and became a dominant sprinter, dubbed "the fastest man on no legs" and earning the nickname Blade Runner. But with the aid of blade-like prosthetics, Pistorius found a way out of his personal tragedies.
His parents divorced when he was 6, and his mother died nine years later. He was born without fibula bones, which led to both legs being amputated when we 11 months old.
#hernamewasreeva #hernameisreevasteenkamp #justiceforreeva /xXcdodb元L- Snigdha November 24, 2017īefore the murder trial, Pistorius had one of the best stories-and nicknames-in sports.
Her life was snuffed out, and her family have had to face her loss. Oscar Pistorius' sentence has been doubled for her vicious killing.