Lesley Cantwell
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22 February 1987
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| Born | Lesley Judith Cantwell 22 February 1987 Te Anau, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 June 2013 (aged 26) Papeete, French Polynesia | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Racewalking | ||||||||||||||
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Lesley Judith Cantwell (22 February 1987 – 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.[1][2] Cantwell died on 7 June 2013, aged 26, from a suspected subarachnoid haemorrhage.[1]
Cantwell was born in Te Anau on 22 February 1987,[3] and was educated at Fiordland College.[4] Her father, Shaun Cantwell, coached athletics and taught at Fiordland College. Her mother, Judith Cantwell, also an athlete, won the New Zealand national 1500 metres title in 1989.[5]
