| Lesley Cantwell | |
| Birth Date: | 22 February 1987 |
| Birth Place: | Te Anau, New Zealand |
| Death Date: | 7 June 2013 (aged 26) |
| Death Place: | Papeete, French Polynesia |
| Sport: | Racewalking |
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]