Lesley Cantwell

Lesley Cantwell
Personal information
Born22 February 1987
Te Anau, New Zealand
Died7 June 2013 (aged 26)
Papeete, French Polynesia
Sport
SportRacewalking
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  New Zealand
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Papeete 5000m

Lesley Judith Cantwell (22 February 1987[1] – 7 June 2013) was a New Zealand racewalker. Cantwell won the gold medal in the women's 5000 m road walk at the 2013 Oceania Athletics Championships in Tahiti on 4 June 2013. While waiting for the medal ceremony, she felt unwell and collapsed. She was taken to a local hospital where she died three days later.[2][3]

She died on 7 June 2013, aged 26, from a suspected subarachnoid hemorrhage.[2]

References

  1. ^ Lesley Cantwell Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine profile at all-athletics.com. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Kiwi athlete Cantwell dies in Tahitian hospital". Stuff.co.nz. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Race walker Cantwell dies in Tahiti". TVNZ. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.


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