Great Olympians

Biographies - WRI

Walter Wrigge

B. 1946-03-30, Osomo, Chile, represented West Germany
Shooting

	1972	HP
Skeet	22nd	0.6
		0.6

Susan Jane Wrigglesworth

B. 1954-09-16, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1996-03-17
Fencing

	1972	1976	1980	HP
Women's Foil, Individual		Bar1	R1:6th	18.1354
Women's Foil, Team	R1:3rd	QF	R1:3rd	218
				236.1354

Angela "Angie" Wright-Scott

B. 1961-11-10, Tallahassee, Flor., USA
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Women's 400 m Hurdles	R1:6th	0.364
		0.364

Beals Coleman Wright

B. 1879-12-19, Boston, Mass., USA; D. 1961-08-23
Tennis (2 gold)

	1904	HP
Men's Singles	gold	6000
Men's Doubles	gold	3600
		9600

Olympic Competitor nr 1963

1904-08-29-11:00? - Tennis - Men's Singles round two - won (Q)
1904-08-31-10:00? - Tennis - Men's Singles round three - won (Q)
1904-08-31-10:00? - Tennis - Men's Doubles round one - won (Q)
1904-09-01-10:00? - Tennis - Men's Singles quarter-finals - won (Q)
1904-09-01-10:00? - Tennis - Men's Doubles quarter-finals - won (Q)
1904-09-02-10:00? - Tennis - Men's Doubles semi-finals - won (Q)
1904-09-02-14:00? - Tennis - Men's Singles semi-finals - won (Q)
1904-09-03-10:00? - Tennis - Men's Doubles finals - won (3600)
1904-09-03-14:00? - Tennis - Men's Singles final - won (6000)

Camille Wright

B. 1955-03-05, New Albany, Ind., USA
Aquatics - Swimming (1 silver)

	1976	HP
Women's 100 m Butterfly	fourth	1600
Women's 200 m Butterfly	9th	160
Women's 4 x 100 m Medley Relay	silver	1000
		2760

Cyril Wright

Olympic Competitor nr 7117

1920-07-07-11:40 - Sailing - 7 Meter class (1907 rating), race one - second
1920-07-08-12:10- Sailing - 7 Meter class (1907 rating), race two - first
1920-07-09-10:50 - Sailing - 7 Meter class (1907 rating), race three - first - final ranking first (4800)

Dana Wright

B. 1959-09-20, Toronto, Ont., Canada
Athletics - Track & Field (1 silver)

	1984	HP
Women's 400 m Hurdles	R1:6th	0.364
Women's 4x400 m Relay	(silver)	64
		64.364

Donald Ernest "Don" Wright

B. 1959-04-26, represented Australia
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Men's 110 m Hurdles	SF:7th	31.2
		31.2

Dorothy Wright

Olympic Competitor nr 7118

1920-07-07-11:40 - Sailing - 7 Meter class (1907 rating), race one - second
1920-07-08-12:10- Sailing - 7 Meter class (1907 rating), race two - first
1920-07-09-10:50 - Sailing - 7 Meter class (1907 rating), race three - first - final ranking first (4800)

Duncan Wright

B. 1896-09-22, Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain; D. 1976-08-21
Athletics

	1924	1928	1932	HP
Men's Marathon	dnf	20th	fourth	2401.500000038
				2401.500000038

Edward Clarence "Ed" Wright

B. 1949-07-21, New York, NY, USA; D. 2017-03-20
Fencing

	1976	HP
Men's Foil, Team	QF	82
		82

Edward Gordon Dundas Wright

B. 1884-10-03, Englefield Green, England, Great Britain; D. 1947-06-05

Olympic Competitor nr 5398

1912-07-02-15:00 - Football - semifinal - won (2000)

Frank Wright

Olympic Competitor nr 7208

1920-07-22-09:30 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, day one - first (Q)
1920-07-23-09:30 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage one
1920-07-23-16:00? - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, day two - first (1600)
1920-07-24-09:30 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage one, day two - fourth (Q)
1920-07-24-16:00? - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage two - AC (Q)
1920-07-24-17:30? - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage three - third (3200)

George Fletcher Wright

Olympic Competitor

1908-07-29-13:00 - Rowing - Eights, round one, heat one - won (Q)
1908-07-30-13:15 - Rowing - Eights, semifinal, heat one - lost (780)

Geraldine Wright

represented Canada
Art Competitions

	1948	HP
Literature - unknown event	AC	107.8
		107.8

Harold Wright

B. 1908-12-10, Winnipeg, Man., Canada; D. 1997-12-11
Athletics

	1932	HP
Men's 100 metres	SF:6th	52
Men's 200 metres	SF:4th	328
Men's 4x100 metres Relay	fourth	400
		780

Jane Wright

B. 1955-03-23, Toronto, Ont., Canada
Aquatics - Swimming

	1972	HP
Women's 100 m Breaststroke	31st	-2.64
Women's 200 m Breaststroke	16th	6.4
		6.4064

Joe Wright, Jr.

B. 1906-03-28, Toronto, Ont., Canada; D. 1981-06-07
Rowing (1 silver)

	1928	1932	HP
Men's Single Sculls	QF	Rep:3rd	2361
Men's Double Sculls	silver		5000
			7361

Joseph Walter Harris "Joe" Wright, Sr.

B. 1864-01-14, Villanova, Ont., Canada; D. 1950-10-28
Rowing (1 silver)

	1904	HP
Men's Eights	silver	1500
		1500

Olympic Competitor nr 1926

1904-07-30-17:30 - Rowing - Eights - second (1500)

John Alan "Johnny" Wright

B. 1929-05-19, London, England, Great Britain; D. 2001-07-12
Boxing (1 silver)

	1948	HP
Men's Middleweight (-73 kg)	silver	6000
		6000

Judith "Judy" Wright

B. 1956-01-09, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Aquatics - Swimming

	1972	HP
Women's 100 m Freestyle	25th	0.1
Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay	7th	100
		100.1

Lee Madison Wright

B. 1944-08-28, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Hockey

	1964	1968	1972	1976	HP
Men's Team	R1:7th			10th	60.4
					60.4

Lorenzo Christopher Wright

B. 1926-12-09, Detroit, Mich., USA; D. 1972-03-27
Athletics (1 gold)

	1948	HP
Men's 4x100 m Relay	gold	1600
Men's Long Jump	fourth	2400
		4000

Marc Wright

Olympic Competitor nr 6396

1912-07-10-15:15? - Athletics (track & field) - Pole Vault, qualifying, group two - qualified
1912-07-11-15:15 - Athletics (track & field) - Pole Vault, final - second (6000)

Mary Wright

B. 1908-07-30, San Antonio, Texas, USA
Gymnastics

	1936	HP
Women's Team combined	fifth	500
		500

Maureen Faye Wright

B. 1939-10-20, from Sydney, represented Australia
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	HP
Women's Javelin Throw	QU:17th	6
		6

Michael George Wright

B. 1922-09-08 in Malaya, represented Singapore; D. 2001-09-20
Hockey

	1956	HP
Men's Team	8th	128
		128

Oliver Dinsdale Wright

B. 1947-06-12, Mandeville, Jamaica; D. 2018-12-28
Boxing

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg)	R16		90.416
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-81 kg)		R32	90.416
			90.416

Patrick John Wright

B. 1945-05-20, Nottingham, England, Great Britain
Rowing

	1968	HP
Men's Eights	10th	50
		50

Pauline Wright

B. 1954-12-02, represented Great Britain
Rowing

	1976	1980	HP
Women's Coxed Fours	8th		692
Women's Eights		fifth	692
			692

Peter Wright

from Bolton, England, represented Great Britain
Freestyle Wrestling (1 bronze)

	1920	HP
Men's Lightweight (-61 kg)	bronze	3840
		3840

Raymond Garfield Wright, II

B. 1947-05-20, Seattle, Wash., USA
Rowing

	1968	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	fifth	750
		750

Thelma Sonia Wright

B. 1951-10-09, Eastbourne, England, represented Canada
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	1976	HP
Women's 1500 metres	R1:22nd	R1:28th	0.4256
			0.4256

Verle Franklin Wright, Jr.

B. 1928-01-19, Muncie, Ind., USA; D. 2012-11-04
Shooting

	1956	HP
Men's Small−Bore Rifle, Three Positions	14th	16
Men's Small−Bore Rifle, Prone	36th	0.00064
		16.00064

Walter Wright

B. 1901-02-19, Webster, NY, USA; D. 1982-01
Freestyle Wrestling

	1924	HP
Men's Middleweight (-79 kg)	R1	54.6
		54.6

(Joseph) Warwick Wright

B. 1876-10-19, Birmingham, England, Great Britain; D. 1945

Olympic Competitor nr 4693

1908-08-28-10:00? - Motorboating - C-class (6.5 - 8 meters) - second (2250)

Warwick Birch Wright

B. 1946-06-02, Hamilton, New Zealand
Hockey

	1972	HP
Men's Team	9th	80
		80

William Hayden Wright

an American?
Polo (1 bronze)

	1900	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1040
		1040

Olympic Competitor nr 545

1900-05-31-15:00? - Polo - round two - lost (1040)

John Derek Wrighton

B. 1933-03-10, London, England, Great Britain
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's 400 metres	QF:6th	0.364
Men's 4x400 metres Relay	fifth	250
		250.364

Bernard Charles "Bernie" Wrightson

B. 1944-06-25, Phoenix, Ariz., USA
Aquatics - Diving (1 gold)

	1968	HP
Men's Springboard	gold	6400
		6400

Ian Hamilton Wrigley

B. 1923-04-06, Waverley, NSW, Australia; D. 2018-06-06
Shooting

	1956	HP
Men's Free Rifle	16th	9.6
		9.6

Jean Wrigley

B. 1935-12-22, from Manchester, England, represented Great Britain
Aquatics - Swimming

	1952	HP
Women's 200 metres Breaststroke	SF:12th	60
		60

John Writer

B. 1944-09-17, Chicago, Ill., USA
Shooting (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1968	1972	HP
Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions	silver	gold	10400
			10400

Written 2002-10-30 - last modified 2024-01-27

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