Denise Lewis

Denise Lewis

British television personality and retired athlete
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Denise Lewis Athlete - Born August 27, 1972 in West Bromwich, Birmingham, England, UK

Height 5' 9" (1.75 m)

Mini Bio (1) Denise Lewis was born on August 27, 1972 in West Bromwich, Birmingham, England. She is an actress, known for Run, Fat Boy, Run (2007), Camp Orange Wrong Town (2011) and Olympic Games (1936). She has been married to Steve Finan since October 2006. They have three children.

Spouse (1) Steve Finan (October 2006 - present) 3 children

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Patrick Stevens Relationship/Separated 1 child F1. Lauryn

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She was awarded the M.B.E. (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1999 Queen's New Years Honors List for her services to sport.

She was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2000 Queen's Millennium Honors List for her services to Athletics.

Her husband Steve Finan is the former manager of All Saints and the son of comedian Tom O'Connor.

Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. [July 2008]

Denise Lewis, OBE (born 27 August 1972) is a British sports presenter and former track and field athlete, who specialized in the heptathlon. She won the gold medal in the heptathlon at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, was twice Commonwealth Games champion, was the 1998 European Champion and won World Championships silver medals in 1997 and 1999. She was the first European to win the Olympic heptathlon, though Europeans, including Briton Mary Peters, had won the Olympic pentathlon precursor event.

Personal life Born in West Bromwich, to Jamaican-born parents, Lewis grew up in Pendeford, Wolverhampton and was educated at The Regis School in Tettenhall, later to become The King's School (Church of England). A £1 million sports hall was later built there and named in her honour.

Lewis has a child with Belgian 200 metre-sprinter Patrick Stevens. They have one daughter together. In 2006, Lewis married Steve Finan O'Connor, former manager of the UK pop group All Saints and son of comedian Tom O'Connor. The couple have three children.

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Denise Lewis was born on Sunday, 27 August 1972 in West Bromwich, Birmingham, England, UK. Her full name at birth was Denise Lewis. She is best known as a professional track and field athlete. Lewis' country of citizenship (nationality) is British. She is 5' 8" (173 cm) tall and weighs 140 lbs (64 kg) with an athletic build. She has black eyes and black hair (color). Denise Lewis is 52 years old and her zodiac star sign is Virgo.

You can find people similar to Denise Lewis by visiting our lists The Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year winners and English female athletes.

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won the gold medal in the heptathlon at the 2000 Sydney Olympics
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West Bromwich, Birmingham, England, UK
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5' 8" (173 cm)
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Denise Lewis is known for her role in the TV series The Wheel (2020) as Self.

She is also known for her role in the TV series Kay Burley @Breakfast (2019) as Self - Gold Medal Winning Heptathlete.

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