Coetzee and her guide, Estean Badenhorst ran a personal best time of 4:35.49 in the T11 classification.
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's para-athlete Louzanne Coetzee has won bronze, the country's second medal, in the women's 1,500m race.
Ethiopia's Gate Tesfaw broke the world record and won gold in a time of 4:27.68, and the silver medal went to China's Shanshan He in a time of 4:32.82.Coetzee competed with two separate guides, Estean Badenhorst in the 1,500m, and Claus Kempen in the marathon. She completely blind track, road, and cross-country Paralympian, starting her running career in her first year at the University of the Free State at the age of 19.
At the 2023 Para Athletics World Championships, Coetzee won silver in the women’s 1,500m T11 in a time of 4:48.13.
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