Reeva Steenkamp was in a relationship with Oscar Pistorius. He is a South African former professional sprinter and convicted murderer.
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Pistorius ran in both non-disabled sprint events and sprint events for below-knee amputees. He was the 10th athlete to compete at both the Paralympic Games and Olympic Games.

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Both of his feet were amputated when he was 11 months old owing to a congenital defect; he was born missing the outside of both feet and both fibulae.
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At the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, he was the first amputee to win a non-disabled world track medal. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he was the first double-leg amputee participant.
On the morning of Thursday, February 14, 2013, Pistorius shot and killed Reeva Steenkamp at his home in Pretoria. He admitted that he shot Steenkamp four times, causing her death but claimed he mistook her for a possible intruder.


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