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At the 2008 Beijing Paralympics, Pistorius won three more gold medals and set a 400-meter world record in the T43 class two legs amputated below the knee of 47.49.
The Blade Runner's Olympic Quest Aimee Berg 2011
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The IOC said Tuesday the defending Olympic 400-meter champion would be ineligible for the Games because of a 2008 rule that automatically disqualifies any athlete from the next Olympics if he is banned for more than six months.
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I do a lot of speed work for the 200-meter and endurance work for the 400-meter.
Sprinter Finds Balance at 'Ballistic Speed' Jason Chow 2011
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On Saturday at Icahn Stadium on Randall's Island, South African track star Oscar Pistorius will tighten the bolts on his carbon fiber legs and sprint one lap around the 400-meter track against world and Olympic medalists at the adidas Grand Prix, part of the elite Diamond League series.
The Blade Runner's Olympic Quest Aimee Berg 2011
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It's about being fast, and being a lot more aggressive, where the 400-meter is a lot slower of a race.
Sprinter Finds Balance at 'Ballistic Speed' Jason Chow 2011
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When I ran and qualified for the 400-meter race, it was a new challenge to me.
Sprinter Finds Balance at 'Ballistic Speed' Jason Chow 2011
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Mike Larrabee, a 30-year-old schoolteacher, won the Olympic 400-meter dash while presumably juiced.
Scary Smart: The Next Trillion-Dollar Industry Rich Karlgaard 2010
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The 6-foot-2, 220 pounder with sprinter's speed he was an all-American in the 400-meter hurdles grabbed plenty of headlines and attention with that first Friday performance against the Horned Frogs and ended the first month of the season with more touchdown passes than incompletions.
RG3 Wins First Heisman for Baylor Associated Press 2011
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It's a few days before the International Association of Athletics World Championships in Daegu, South Korea, and Felix is hoping to accomplish something no other female athlete has ever done: win both the 200-meter and 400-meter race at a top championship event.
Sprinter Finds Balance at 'Ballistic Speed' Jason Chow 2011
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Now, the clearest path to London is to beat the 400-meter "A" standard of 45.25 seconds—which is three-tenths of a second faster than the IAAF required for the last Olympics.
The Blade Runner's Olympic Quest Aimee Berg 2011
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