Louzanna Coetzee – Paralympian

PARIS PARALYMPICS 2024<br /> <br /> a result of a hereditary condition called Leber congenital amaurosis. She competes in<br /> the T11 disability class, for athletes with the highest level of visual impairment. In<br /> 2017, Coetzee broke the 5000 m (women) world record in her disability class, while<br /> in April 2018 she became the first visually impaired athlete to compete at the World<br /> University Cross Country Championships in Switzerland.<br /> Greatest achievement:<br /> In 2021, Coetzee competed at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, winning the silver medal<br /> in the 1500 m final in a new Africa record of 4:40.96 and the bronze medal in the T12<br /> women&amp;#39;s marathon in a new T11 world record time of 3:11:13.