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Tamsyn Lewis

Tamsyn Manou
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Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Australia
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place Valencia 2008 800 metres
Silver medal – second place Maebashi 1999 4x400 m relay
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place Kuala Lumpur 1998 4x400 m relay
Gold medal – first place Manchester 2002 4x400 m relay
Gold medal – first place Melbourne 2006 4x400 m relay
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place Sydney 1996 4x400 m relay

Tamsyn Carolyn Manou (née Lewis, born 20 July 1978) is an Australian athlete and middle-distance runner, who has won a total of seventeen Australian Championships at 400 metres, 800 metres and 400m hurdles.

An Australian international representative since 1994, Manou won the World Indoor Championship at 800 metres in March 2008.

Tamsyn Manou was born and raised in Melbourne, Victoria and attended Methodist Ladies' College and Caulfield Grammar School.

Her mother Carolyn Wright was a six time national high jump champion, while her father, Greg Lewis, was a semi finalist in the 200 metres at the Mexico City Olympic Games.

Through her career Mrs Manou has been assisted by a number of well-known athletics coaches, including Peter Fortune (Cathy Freeman's coach), Sebastian Coe and Daley Thompson. She married Australian cricketer Graham Manou in May 2011 and now competes under her married name.


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