Brian Frasure

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Brian Frasure
Personal information
Full nameTimothy Brian Frasure
Born (1973-02-02) February 2, 1973 (age 52)
Hickory, North Carolina, U.S.
Sport
Sport Para athletics
Disability class T44
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Athens 4x100m T42-46
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Athens 4x400m T42-46
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Beijing 4x100m T42-46
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Beijing 4x100m T42-46
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2000 Sydney 100m T44
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2000 Sydney 100m T44
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Athens 100m T44
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2004 Athens 200m T44
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Beijing 100m T44
Parapan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Rio de Janeiro 200m T44
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2007 Rio de Janeiro100m T44

Brian Frasure (born February 2, 1973) is a Paralympian athlete from the United States competing mainly in category T44 sprint events.

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He competed in the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. 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 Nandrolone. [1] This was later overturned as there was no evidence of advertent use. He also competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece, 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 2000 Summer Paralympics T44 200 metres, breaking the world record in the heats but was disqualified in the final. He also competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China, 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 with his first pair of Ossur Flex-Foot Cheetah carbon fiber running blades. [2]

See also

References

  1. "Paralympics: American sprinter stripped of silver". nzherald.co.nz. Archived from the original on April 4, 2015.
  2. Gillette, Felix (November 10, 2004). "Racing Tall — A Paralympian stands accused of getting an illegal leg up". slate.com. Archived from the original on September 13, 2012. Retrieved September 12, 2012.