Stephan Louw (born 26 February 1975) is a Namibian long jumper.
At the 2001 Summer Universiade he won the silver medal in long jump and participated in the 4 × 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. 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 former Namibian record.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
- Commonwealth All-Time Lists (Men) Archived 2010-12-26 at the Wayback Machine – GBR Athletics
- Namibian athletics records
External links
- Stephan Louw at World Athletics
- Stephan Louw at Olympics.com
- Stephan Louw at Olympedia
- Stephan Louw at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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