Joseph Wright, Jr. (rower)
- Joseph Wright, Jr. (rower)
Joseph George Harris Wright, Jr. (March 28, 1906 – June 7, 1981) was a Canadian rower who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1932 Summer Olympics.
In 1928 he won the silver medal with his partner Jack Guest in the double sculls competition. He also competed in the single sculls event and finished fifth after being eliminated in the quarter-finals.
Four years later he was the only rower who did not reach the final in the single sculls competition.
He was born in Toronto.
He was coached by his father Joseph Wright, Sr., who won a silver and bronze medals at the 1904 and 1908 Summer Olympics as a member of a Canadian eights crew.
External links
* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=WRIGHJOS01 profile]
* [http://rowingcanada.org/en/sport/history.html#guest Info about Wright Jr. and Guest at rowingcanada.org]
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