Gideon Louw

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Gideon Louw
Personal information
Full nameGideon Abraham Louw
NationalityFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Born (1987-09-04) 4 September 1987 (age 36)
Pretoria, South Africa
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight93 kg (205 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Delhi 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Delhi 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Delhi 50 m freestyle
All-Africa Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Maputo 50 m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Maputo 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Maputo 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Algiers 50 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Maputo 100m Freestyle

Gideon Abraham Louw (born September 4, 1987) is a South African swimmer. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. [1]

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References

  1. "Gideon Louw". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 13 December 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012.