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Team Össur


Team Össur took London by storm in September when they participated in an Össur media event that garnered worldwide media attention.
Check out the video from the London Event

Team Össur is an accomplished group of elite international athletes and sporting role models. People like the legendary South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius, the track and field athlete Marie-Amélie Le Fur from France, marathon runner Richard Whitehead from the UK and the accomplished American track and field athlete April Holmes.

Importantly, the talents and charisma of all of these exceptional individuals are helping to raise public awareness of the true potential of people with limb loss and impaired mobility to lead active and fulfilling lives.

Equally committed, Össur Ambassadors continue to inspire others with the remarkable lives they lead and the things they do. Things such as helping developing countries to provide better access to quality prosthetics for their amputee populations, or mentoring youngsters with disabilities.

Össur is delighted to recognize their work and to sponsor and support them in the constant pursuit of Life Without Limitations. At a local level, the Company also partners with a variety of large and small organizations, helping to support the industry, educate practitioners and encourage people to reach their full potential.

April Holmes

April Holmes has always worked hard and played hard. “I had a lane-altering incident in January 2001 that changed my life, and by the grace of God, I’ve been able to get back to doing what I love, and that’s track...

Arnu Fourie

Arnu Fourie was just 18 years old when his dreams of playing rugby with South Africa’s famous Golden Lions were shattered in a devastating accident. It took some years to rebuild his life and sporting ambitions, but by 2008...

Blake Leeper

Born with a birth defect, Blake Leeper has been using prosthetics since the age of 9 months. An avid sportsman, Blake grew up playing basketball and baseball, and played varsity basketball for his high school team.

Casey Tibbs

Casey Tibbs, Petty Officer 1st Class (US Navy), made history in 2004 by becoming the first active-duty military member to compete in a Paralympic Games. As if this wasn’t achievement enough, Casey topped that experience by...

Jeff Skiba

“My goal has always been to be the best, not just the best amputee. I work harder to be better than everyone else… including the able bodied. My multistep process includes training on the track - sprint and conditioning...

Jerome Singleton

Born without a fibula in his right leg due to fibular hemimelia, doctors amputated his leg below the knee when he was 18 months old. His favorite quote is, “If a person has been blessed with the capabilities to reach heights...

Jody Cundy

Jody was born with a deformed right foot which was amputated at the age of 3. He was then fitted with a prosthetic leg, and hasn’t looked back since. At the age of 5 he had his first school swimming lesson, which ended in...

Kortney Clemons

A native of Little Rock, Mississippi, Kortney claims that he has always loved sports.

Marie-Amélie Le Fur

Marie-Amélie Le Fur is the youngest European Team Össur member and the current World Record holder in Long Jump (5.04m in 2008) in class T44.

Marlon Shirley

Marlon Shirley was the first T44 class athlete to break the 11-second barrier in the 100 meters (10.97). Shirley has not only found a way to prevail, but he has also found a way to become a world class elite athlete and role model...

Oscar Pistorius

Born without the fibula in both legs, Pistorius was only 11 months old when his parents made the heart-wrenching decision to have his limbs amputated below the knee. He says he never really knew anything different. As a child he...

Richard Whitehead

Richard Whitehead is a congenital double amputee who has represented Great Britain at Cricket, Swimming and the Paralympic equivalent to Ice Hockey - Sledge Hockey. He now applies his determination and natural athleticism to long-distance...

Rudy Garcia-Tolson

By age 15, Rudy had 5 American swimming records, four national track records, completed six triathlons and carried an Olympic torch. He’s been picked to carry an Olympic torch and named one of People Magazine’s 20 teens...

Sarah Reinertsen

Since completing the Ironman in Kona Sarah has pursued a career in motivational speaking. An exemplary member of Team Össur, she remains a proud spokesperson and advocate of the Challenged Athletes Foundation.

Toru Suzuki

Toru Suzuki from Japan is currently ranked as the top amputee High-Jumper in Asia and is the Asian and Japanese record holder.

Wojtek Czyz

Wojtek Czyz burst on to the athletics scene in 2002 only 11 months after his amputation when he broke the national record in the Long Jump at the German Championships in Berlin and picked up Gold for the 100m sprint.

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