Natalie Benjamin-Lewis (born 25 May 1982) is a Welsh middle distance athlete from Cardiff, Wales. She specialises in the

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...

. She has represented Wales at the Commonwealth Games in

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and

Melbourne 2006 The 2006 Commonwealth Games, officially the XVIII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Melbourne 2006 ( Boonwurrung/ Woiwurrung: ''Narrm 2006'' or ''Naarm 2006''), was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth he ...

. She won the

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's indoor title over 1500 m in 2002. Lewis married Welsh sprinter

Timothy Benjamin Timothy David Benjamin (born 2 May 1982) is a former professional athlete from Wales. He specialised in the 400 metres, and in his teens was coached by Jock Anderson, in the same training group as Christian Malcolm. He then moved to live in Slo ...

in November 2007.

Personal bests

*All information taken from IAAF profile.

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* Living people 1982 births Sportspeople from Cardiff Welsh female middle-distance runners British female middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Wales {{Wales-athletics-bio-stub