Henke Pistorius is the father of Oscar Pistorius, a South African former professional sprinter and convicted murderer. Due to a congenital abnormality, both of his feet were amputated when he was 11 months old; he was born without the outside of both feet and both fibulae.
Henke Pistorius and Sheila Pistorius married but divorced in 1992 when Oscar was six years old. The couple have three children together.
Henke Pistorius: Bio Summary
| Full name | Henke Pistorius |
| Date of birth | March 15, 1953 |
| Age | 70 years old as of 2023 |
| Place of birth | Unknown |
| Sex | Male |
| Famous as | Oscar Pistorius’s father |
| Parent | Henni Pistorius, Gerti Pistorius |
| Spouse | Sheila Pistorius(Divorced) |
| Niece | Maria Pistorius, Eunice van Wyk |
| Siblings | Arnold Pistorius |
| Children | Aimée Pistorius, Carl Pistorius, Oscar Pistorius |
| Net worth | Unknown |
Who is Henke Pistorius?
Henke Pistorius was born on March 15, 1953. He is 70 years old as of 2023. He is a South African citizen because he was born and raised there.
Henke and his wife Sheila had three children together: Oscar, Carl, and a daughter Aimee. Henke rose to prominence as the father of Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius, a former professional sprinter and convicted murderer from South Africa.
During Oscar’s murder trial, Henke refused to sign a statement confirming his son’s claim that he owned some weapons found in Oscar’s home. This was bad news for his son Oscar since it jeopardized his defense against a charge of illegally carrying ammunition. Oscar claims that the 38 shots were only at his house because he was caring for Henke.
However, Henke refused to support his son, which was exploited by prosecutor Gerrie Nel, who has built a big section of his case on portraying Oscar Pistorius as deceitful and untruthful.
ALSO, READ: What happened to Oscar Pistorius’s mother, Sheila Pistorius?
How old is Henke?
Henke Pistorius was born on March 15, 1953. He is 70 years old as of 2023.
Who is Oscar Pistorius?
Oscar Pistorius was born on November 22, 1986, to Henke and Sheila Pistorius in Sandton, Johannesburg, in what was then Transvaal Province (now Gauteng Province) of South Africa. He is a convicted murderer and former professional sprinter from South Africa.
He was raised in a Christian family with an older brother, Carl, and a younger sister, Aimée. Due to a congenital abnormality, both of his feet were amputated when he was 11 months old; he was born without the outside of both feet and both fibulae.
Pistorius competed in both non-disabled sprint events and below-knee amputee sprint events. He was the tenth athlete to compete in both the Paralympics and the Olympic games.
Pistorius credits his mother, who died at the age of 43 when he was 15 years old, to be a huge influence in his life. Pistorius hails from an Afrikaner family of partly Italian descent through his maternal great-grandfather, an Italian emigrant to Kenya. His native language is Afrikaans, and he is also fluent in English.
He attended Constantia Kloof Primary School and Pretoria Boys High School, where he was a member of the school’s third XV rugby union squad. Between the ages of 11 and 13, he competed in water polo and tennis at the provincial level. Pistorius also competed in club Olympic wrestling.
Pistorius attempted to compete in nondisabled international championships after becoming a Paralympic champion, but the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) objected, arguing that his artificial limbs gave an unfair advantage.
Pistorius became the first amputee to win a non-disabled world track medal at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics. Pistorius was the first double-leg amputee to compete in the Summer Olympics in 2012.
Pistorius shot and killed his girlfriend, paralegal and model Reeva Steenkamp, at his Pretoria home on February 14, 2013. He claimed he mistook Steenkamp for an intruder who was hiding in the bathroom.
He was taken into custody and charged with murder. Pistorius was found not guilty of murder but guilty of culpable homicide at his trial the following year. He was sentenced to five years in jail for culpable homicide and a concurrent three-year suspended sentence for reckless endangerment.
Pistorius was temporarily released on house arrest in 2015 while his case was heard by a panel at South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal, which reversed the culpable homicide decision and convicted him of murder.
Pistorius’ sentence was increased to six years in July 2016 by Judge Thokozile Masipa. The Supreme Court of Appeal raised the prison term to a total of 15 years after the state appealed for a lengthier prison sentence. In 2023, Pistorius was denied parole.
ALSO, READ: Who is Aimee Pistorius?: Fact about Oscar Pistorius’s sister
Who is Oscar Pistorius’s Mom: Meet Sheila Pistorius
Oscar Pistorius’ mother’s name is Sheila Pistorius. Not much is known about Oscar Pistorius’s mom. He does, however, credit his mother, who died when Pistorius was 15 years old, as a big influence in his life.
Sheila Pistorius died as a result of an unfavorable reaction to drugs after being misdiagnosed with hepatitis.
ALSO, READ: Who is Oscar Pistorius’s brother Carl Pistorius?
What happened to Oscar Pistorius’s mother, Sheila’s death?
Sheila Pistorius died in 2006 from a cerebral haemorrhage after being misdiagnosed with hepatitis.
Sheila Pistorius died on March 6, 2002, from an unfavorable reaction to medication after being misdiagnosed with hepatitis at the age of 42.
Henke’s children: Meet Aimée, Carl, Oscar Pistorius
Henke and his wife Sheila Pistorius, who passed away in 2006 from a brain haemorrhage had three children together: Aimée, Carl, Oscar Pistorius.
What does Henke Pistorius do for a living?
Henke Pistorius is a sustainability consultant at Africa Business Communities (ABC).
Net worth
Henke Pistorius’s estimated net worth is unknown. However, his son Oscar Pistorius has a net worth of $150 thousand.
