Double Amputee Sprinter Advances To 400m Semifinal
No legs? No problem for the man they call “Blade Runner.”
1. This Is Oscar Pistorius
He is a sprinter from South Africa, and a double amputee. He is one of six Olympians to ever compete at both the Olympic and Paralympic games in the same year.
2. Today He Made History
He became the first double amputee runner to ever compete in the Olympics. He ran in a qualifying heat for the 400m.
3. And, Oh Yeah, He Was Awesome
His time of 45.44 was enough to come in second in his heat (behind only the “second fastest man in the world” Luguelin Santos of the Dominican) and qualify to move on to the semi-finals.
5. Watch The Whole Race Here:
The semifinals are tomorrow at 3:40pm EDT.
6. Also, check out the Nike swooshes on his racing legs, which are called Flex-Foot Cheetahs.
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trollprincess 9 months agoI shouldn’t be amazed by the number of comments from people who genuinely think that the Olympic committee wouldn’t ensure that Pistorius’s running prosthetics don’t give him a definite advantage over the other runners, but that’s ableism for you. Seriously, you guys do realize his legs were made by people and not by Tony Stark in a cave with a box of scraps, right?
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sazzola 9 months ago
THGRene, A healthy human foot has an energy return (springiness if you like) of around 119%. Those there blades have a return of about 90%. He also has 20% less muscle mass in his legs due to not having muscles that most people have in the ankles and feet.
I can see how you might be confused, he makes it look so easy, but having helped to teach amputees to walk again on a daily basis I can assure you it is not as easy as YOU think it is.
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FlickMontana 9 months ago
I like, have legs and stuff, but this guy inspired me to get some of those blade-boots to spice up my runs. They’re fun as heck!
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