Thelma Wright
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Born | 9 October 1951 Eastbourne, England |
| Height | 153 cm (5 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Middle-distance running |
| Event(s) | 1500 metres, 3000 metres, cross country |
| Club | UBC Thunderbirds |
Thelma Sonia Wright (née Fynn; born 9 October 1951) is a Canadian middle-distance runner. She competed in the 1500 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
[edit]In 1970, Wright won a bronze medal at the World Cross Country Championships in France, and a bronze at the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh at 1500 metres.
In 1973, she won another bronze medal at the 1973 Pacific Conference Games in Toronto, in the 1500 metres, as well as at the Commonwealth Games in 1974, over the same distance. Later thay year in July 1974, Wright finished second behind Grete Andersen in the 1500 metres event at the British 1974 WAAA Championships.[2][3][4]
In 1975, she won a silver medal in the 3000 metres at the World Student Games in Rome, setting a Canadian Record of 8:54.94, which would ranked her 5th for the year. She would also win a silver medal in the 1500 metres at the Pan Am Games in Mexico City, 1975. She would also win seven Canadian Cross Country Championships during the 1970s.[5] Wright also had two 4th-place finishes in the 1500 metres at the World Students Games in Moscow in 1973, and Rome 1975.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Thelma Wright Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ "Midland Girl Shocks Champion". Birmingham Daily Post. 22 July 1974. Retrieved 7 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "BC Sports Hall of Fame". www.bcsportshalloffame.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ^ "Gilbert, Richardson-Briscoe and Wright to be inducted into Athletics Canada Hall of Fame". 5 May 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
External links
[edit]- Thelma Wright at World Athletics
- Thelma Wright at Olympedia
- Thelma Wright at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Thelma Wright at the British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame
- 1951 births
- Living people
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1975 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Canadian female middle-distance runners
- Olympic track and field athletes for Canada
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for Canada
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada
- Medalists at the 1975 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games
- Medallists at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
- Canadian Track and Field Championships winners
- 20th-century Canadian sportswomen