Tag: Blake Leeper

  • USA Sprinter Voted Athlete of the Month

    USA Sprinter Voted Athlete of the Month

    Germany, August 13, 2012: USA’s sprinter Blake Leeper was voted the International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) Athlete of the Month for July by the public on www.paralympic.org after tying South African Oscar Pistorius’ world-record time of 10.91 seconds in the 100m T43 class. Leeper tied the benchmark at the Boiling Point Track Classic in Windsor, Canada…

  • Peacock Runs Fastest Ever Time in Amputee Sprinting

    Peacock Runs Fastest Ever Time in Amputee Sprinting

    Germany, July 01, 2012: Peacock Runs Fastest, Great Britain’s Jonnie Peacock created a huge shock overnight (30 June) running 10.85 seconds for the 100m at the US Paralympic Track & Field Trials, a world record mark that eclipses times set by South African `Blade Runner’ Oscar Pistorius and USA’s 2004 Paralympic Champion Marlon Shirley. Single…