Louzanne Coetzee (born 18 April 1993) is a South African para-athlete.[1]
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| National team | South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 April 1993 (age 31) Bloemfontein, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.54 m (5 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | University of the Free State of Bloemfontein | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Girda Siebert | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
Coetzee was born blind as a result of a hereditary condition called Leber congenital amaurosis and competes in the T11 disability class, for athletes with the highest level of visual impairment.[2][3] In 2017, Coetzee broke the 5000 m (women) world record in her disability class,[4] while in April 2018 she became the first visually impaired athlete to compete at the World University Cross Country Championships in Switzerland.[5]
Coetzee competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics representing South Africa in the Women's 1500 metres.[6] She was, however, disqualified when her guide, Khotatso Mokone, was deemed to have provided illegal assistance.[4]
In 2021, Coetzee competed at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, winning the silver medal in the 1500 m final in a new Africa record of 4:40.96 and the bronze medal in the T12 women's marathon in a new T11 world record time of 3:11:13.[7][8]
References edit
- ^ "Athletics - COETZEE Louzanne". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Louzanne Coetzee". ufs.ac.za. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Louzanne Coetzee Biography". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
- ^ a b "WATCH : 'I don't understand' - SA guide for blind runner on disqualification at Paralympics | News24". m.news24.com. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ "More Records for Louzanne Coetzee, a history-making South Africa star". fisu.net. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "SA para athlete Coetzee makes up for Rio disappointment with 'world best' in Bloem". enca.com. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ Lemke, Gary (30 August 2021). "TOKYO 2020: Pace and planning come together as Coetzee clinches silver in Paralympics 1,500m". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Athletics - Final Results". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
External links edit
- Louzanne Coetzee at the International Paralympic Committee
- Profile at Paralympic org at the Wayback Machine (archived 7 November 2017)