Stephanie Schweitzer

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Stephanie Schweitzer (born 16 September 1992) is an Australian para-athlete who competes in long jump. She has a learning disability and competes in the T20/F20 class. Schweitzer began competing in 2005 and is coached by Matt Rawlings, with a scholarship from the New South Wales Institute of Sport. She attended Baulkham Hills High School in New South Wales.

She has won medals at national and international events, including a strong showing at the Pacific School Games in the long jump. In 2011, she won the long jump and the 400m at the Arafura Games and finished second in the 100m at the Para-athletes Global Games. At the 2011 Australian Championships she finished third in the long jump. In 2012 she won the national 200m title with a time of 26.70 seconds, ranked fifth in the world in the long jump, and was selected to represent Australia at the London 2012 Paralympics in the long jump.