Tamsyn Lewis

Tamsyn Lewis

Profile

• DOB: 1978-07-20
• Occupation: Athlete
• Height: 173cm
• Weight: 60kg
• Resides: Melbourne, VIC
• Coach: Justin Lewis
• Events: 400m, 400m Hurdles, 800m

Personal Best:

400 metres: 51.42 - Brisbane, 20/03/09
400m hurdles: 56.27 - Brisbane, 21/03/09  
800 metres: 1:59.21 - Canberra, 15/01/00

Major Teams:

Commonwealth Games: 1994 - 4 x 400m DNC, 1998 - 800m 6th (2.01.71), 4 x 400m 1st (3.27.28, split 53.5), 2002 - 800m 5th (1.59.73), 4 x 400m 1st (3.25.63, split 51.44), 2006 - 400m 4th semi (52.88), 4 x 400m 1st (3.28.66, split 52.4)
Olympic Games: 2000 - 800m 4th semi (1.59.33), 4 x 400m 5th (3.23.81, split 51.3), 2004 - 800m 5th heat (2.02.67), 2008 – 800m 8th semi (2.01.41), 400m 4th heat (52.38)
World championships: 1999 - 4 x 400m 6th heat (3.27.31, split 53.3), 800m 6th heat (2.03.03); 2001 -800m 7th semi (2.03.16), 2003 - 800m 8th semi (2.05.11), 2007 - 800m 4th heat (2.01.21)
World Cup: 1998 - 800m 8th (2.06.64), 4 x 400m 6th (3.31.67), 2002 - 800m 7th (2.03.10), 4 x 400m 7th (3.31.32, split 52.34)
World indoor championships: 1999 - 800m 6th semi (2.02.42), 4 x 400m 2nd (3.26.87, split 51.32), 2001 - 800m 4th semi (2.04.79), 2008 - 800m 1st (2.02.52)
World junior championships: 1994 - 400m 6th (53.51), 1996 - 400m 5th semi (54.55), 4 x 100m 6th (45.50), 4 x 400m 3rd (3.32.47, split 52.7)

Australian Championships:

400 metres: 1994 (U20) - 1st, 1995 (U20) - 1st, 2005 - 1st, 2006 - 2nd (1st Australian), 2007 - 1st, 2008 - 1st, 2009 - 1st, 2010 - 4th (3rd Australian), 2011 - 1st
400m hurdles: 2009 - 1st, 2010 - 2nd 
800 metres: 1996 (U20) - 2nd, 1998 - 1st, 1998 (Commonwealth Games Trial) - 1st, 1999 - 1st, 2000 - 1st, 2000 (Olympic Games Trial) - 1st, 2001 - 1st, 2002 - 1st, 2003 - 1st, 2004 - 2nd (1st Australian), 2007 - 1st, 2008 1st , 2011 - 1st

Records:

National indoor record - 800 metres: 2.01.85 - Valencia (ESP), 7/03/08
National U18 record - 400 metres: 52.90 - Melbourne, 20/02/94

Recent Highlights:

2010 – In the 400m, Tamsyn lined up at the Australia Cup (first, 52.41) in Canberra, the Hunter Track Classic (first, 52.86) in Sydney and the IAAF Melbourne Track Classic (second, 52.64) before heading to the Australian Athletics
Championships and placing fourth overall (third Australian) in a time of 53.13 during April Tamsyn was crowned state 200m champion in March, taking line honours at the Victoria State Championships in a time of 24.83.

After successfully taking out her heat in the 400m hurdles at the Australian Athletics Championships Tamsyn won a silver medal in the final, crossing the line behind fellow Commonwealth Games nominee Lauren Boden in a time of 58.08.

2011 - Tamsyn won the 400m/800m double at the Australian Championships.