| Full name | Timothy Brian Frasure |
|---|---|
| Birth date | February 2, 1973 (age 53) |
| Birth place | Hickory, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Sport | Para athletics |
| Disability class | T44 |
Timothy Brian Frasure (born February 2, 1973) is a Paralympian athlete and prosthetist from the United States competing mainly in category T44 sprint events.
Paralympic career
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.
Prosthetist career
Frasure fitted Oscar Pistorius with his first pair of Össur Flex-Foot Cheetah carbon fiber running blades.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Paralympics: American sprinter stripped of silver". nzherald.co.nz. Archived April 4, 2015 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ 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.