Louzanne Coetzee
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| National team | South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1993 Bloemfontein, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.54 m (5 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 48 kg (106 lb; 7 st 8 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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Louzanne Coetzee (born 18 April 1993) is a South African para-athlete.[1]
Career
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.
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
- ^ "Athletics COETZEE Louzanne - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". .. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Louzanne Coetzee". www.ufs.ac.za. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Louzanne Coetzee Biography".
- ^ "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". www.fisu.net. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "SA para athlete Coetzee makes up for Rio disappointment with 'world best' in Bloem". www.enca.com. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ Tokyo, Gary Lemke in (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". .. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
External links
- 1993 births
- Living people
- South African female middle-distance runners
- South African female marathon runners
- Paralympic athletes for South Africa
- Sportspeople from Bloemfontein
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the World Para Athletics Championships
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic silver medalists for South Africa
- Paralympic bronze medalists for South Africa
- Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- 21st-century South African women
- 21st-century South African people