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  1. Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius (/ p ɪ ˈ s t ɔːr i ə s / pist-OR-ee-əs, Afrikaans: [pəˈstuəriœs]; born 22 November 1986) is a South African former professional sprinter. He was convicted of culpable homicide in the death of his girlfriend.

  2. The trial of Oscar Pistorius for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp and several gun-related charges (The State vs Oscar Pistorius) in the High Court of South Africa in Pretoria opened on 3 March 2014. Pistorius was a leading South African runner who won attention as an athlete with a disability competing at a high level, including at multiple ...

  3. May 6, 2024 · Oscar Pistorius is a South African sprinter who, at the 2012 London Games, became the first amputee to compete in an Olympic track event. In 2015 he was convicted of murdering South African model Reeva Steenkamp and was later sentenced to more than 13 years in prison.

  4. Jan 5, 2024 · Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee Paralympic and Olympic sprinter, was released from prison on parole on Friday, more than a decade after shooting his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, in a...

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  5. Jan 7, 2024 · Oscar Pistorius, a world-famous double-amputee sprinter who competed on carbon-fiber blades at the 2012 London Olympics, was freed on parole having served nearly nine years in prison for murder.

  6. Jan 5, 2024 · Former sporting superstar Oscar Pistorius might be the most famous killer in the world. The former Paralympic champion left prison in South Africa on Friday on parole, having served half of his...

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  8. Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius is a South African former professional sprinter and convicted murderer. Both of his feet were amputated when he was 11 months old as a result of a congenital defect; he was born missing the outside of both feet and both fibulae.