Brian Frasure (born February 2, 1973) is a

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and a

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from the

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competing mainly in category T44 sprint events. He competed in the

2000 Summer Paralympics The 2000 Summer Paralympic Games or the XI Summer Paralympics were held in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, between 18 and 29 October. The Sydney Paralympics was the last time that the Summer Paralympics were organized by two different Organ ...

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. There he won a silver medal in the men's 100 metres - T44 event and was disqualified in the men's 200 metres - T44 event. He'd tested positive for

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. This was later overturned as there was no evidence of advertent use. He also competed at the

2004 Summer Paralympics The 2004 Summer Paralympics (), the 12th Summer Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee, held in Athens, Greece, from 17 to 28 September ...

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, where he won a gold medal in the men's 4 x 100 metre relay - T42-46 event, a gold medal in the men's 4 x 400 metre relay - T42-46 event, a silver medal in the men's 100 metres - T44 event, and a bronze medal in the men's 200 metres - T44 event. He also competed in the

T44 200 metres, breaking the world record in the heats but was disqualified in the final. He also competed at the

2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China, from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was ...

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, winning a gold medal in the men's 4 x 100 metre relay - T42-46 event and a bronze medal in the men's 100 metres - T44 event. Frasure is also a prosthetist and fitted

Oscar Pistorius Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius ( , ; born 22 November 1986) 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. Pistorius r ...

with his first pair of Ossur Flex-Foot Cheetah carbon fiber running blades.

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