Athletics at the 2004 Summer Paralympics included 17 events for men and 15 events for women, in 5 disciplines. Athletes competed in one of four disability categories:
Host stadium (shown in 2011)
Oscar Pistorius
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Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius is a South African double amputee, former professional sprinter, and convicted murderer. He was the 10th athlete to compete at both the Paralympic Games and Olympic Games.
Athletics at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
…metres T42 Wojtek Czyz Germany Clavel Kayitare France Heinrich Popow Germany 100 metres T44 Marlon Shirley United States Brian Frasure United States Oscar Pistorius South Africa 100 metres T46 Elliot Mujaji Zimbabwe Heath Francis Australia Sebastien Barc France 100 metres T52 Salvador Hernandez Mexico Beat Bosch…
Pistorius in 2011
Pistorius taking part in the Landsmót ungmennafélags Íslands in Kópavogur, Iceland, in July 2007
Pistorius in his prostheses at an International Paralympic Day event in Trafalgar Square, London, on 8 September 2011
The South African newspaper The Citizen announcing the IAAF's decision to ban Pistorius from its competitions – photographed in Johannesburg on 16 January 2008