Louzanne Coetzee Explained

Louzanne Coetzee
National Team:South Africa
Birth Place:Bloemfontein, South Africa
Height:1.54 m
Weight:48 kg
Sport:Para Athletics
Disability Class:T11
Club:University of the Free State of Bloemfontein
Coach:Girda Siebert

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athletics - COETZEE Louzanne . Tokyo 2020 Paralympics . . 30 August 2021 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210830171952/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1337758-coetzee-louzanne.htm . 30 August 2021.
  2. Web site: Louzanne Coetzee . ufs.ac.za . 30 August 2021.
  3. Web site: Louzanne Coetzee Biography . Paralympic.org . International Paralympic Committee.
  4. Web site: WATCH : 'I don't understand' - SA guide for blind runner on disqualification at Paralympics | News24 . m.news24.com . 30 October 2017.
  5. Web site: More Records for Louzanne Coetzee, a history-making South Africa star . fisu.net . 30 August 2021.
  6. Web site: SA para athlete Coetzee makes up for Rio disappointment with 'world best' in Bloem . enca.com . 30 October 2017.
  7. Web site: Lemke . Gary . 30 August 2021 . TOKYO 2020: Pace and planning come together as Coetzee clinches silver in Paralympics 1,500m . Daily Maverick . 30 August 2021.
  8. Web site: Athletics - Final Results . Tokyo 2020 Paralympics . Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games . 5 September 2021 . 4 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210904232400/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/athletics/result-women-s-marathon-t12-fnl-000100-.htm . dead .

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