Lesley Attwell

Lesley Attwell (born 9 December 1971) is a Canadian softball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Biography Attwell was born on 9 December 1971 in Brockville, Ontario, Canada. She grew up in Port Moody. She grew up playing softball as an infielder, being used at shortstop and third base, before trying out catcher around age 17. She told The Vancouver Sun: "At the time we had two catchers on my club team, one was sick and the other didn't show up for the game so our team was stranded. The coach said who wants to try it and I said sure. Hey, you get to wear all that gear and get to be in charge. It sounded like it could be fun." She helped Simon Fraser reach the NAIA nationals for the first time in program history. Their fifth-place finish at the world championships allowed them to qualify for the 2000 Summer Olympics. When not playing softball, she worked at Maple Ridge Secondary School as a teacher of physical education and science. Attwell continued playing softball for the national team through 2002.

During her career, Attwell stood at and weighed .