Stephan Louw

Stephan Louw (born 26 February 1975) is a Namibian long jumper.

Stephan Louw at the 2010 Josef Odložil Memorial in Prague

At the 2001 Summer Universiade he won the silver medal in long jump and participated in 4 x 100 metres relay. The Namibian relay team, which consisted of Louw, Sherwin Vries, Thobias Akwenye and Benedictus Botha, finished fourth in a new Namibian record of 39.48 seconds.[1] The same year Louw competed at the World Championships, without reaching the final round. He also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics, but all his jumps were invalid.

He finished twelfth at the 2006 African Championships, and won the bronze medal at the 2008 African Championships. He competed at the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final.

His personal best jump is 8,24 metres, achieved in January 2008 in Johannesburg. This is the current Namibian record.[2]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Namibia
1998 Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 9th Long jump 7.46 m
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia – Long jump NM
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 21st (q) Long jump 7.62 m
Universiade Beijing, China 4th 4 × 100 m relay 39.48 s
2nd Long jump 8.04 m
2006 African Championships Bambous, Mauritius 12th Long jump 7.37 m (w)
2008 African Championships Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 3rd Long jump 7.98 m
Olympic Games Berlin, Germany 13th (q) Long jump 7.93 m
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 30th (q) Long jump 7.74 m

References
  1. Commonwealth All-Time Lists (Men) Archived 2010-12-24 at WebCite - GBR Athletics
  2. Namibian athletics records


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