Carolyn Wright

Carolyn Wright

Carolyn Lewis (nee Wright), (born 16 January 1946) is a former Australian athlete who competed in the High jump.

She competed for the Coburg club, alongside athletes such as Raelene Boyle and Jean Roberts [ [http://www.coburgharriers.org.au/joomla1/component/option,com_docman/task,doc_view/gid,315/Itemid,38/ Coburg Harriers - List of international athletes] ] .

At the age of 16, Wright was selected to compete in the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth where she placed sixth. Through her career, she won six Australian Championships [ [http://www.athletics.com.au/history/athletes/athlete92.htm Athletics Australia profile - Carolyn Lewis] ] and had a personal best of 1.74 metres, set in 1962.

In 1972, Wright married Olympic sprinter Greg Lewis. Their daughter Tamsyn is a three-time Olympian, specialising in the 800 metres, who has won three Commonwealth Games gold medals [ [http://melb2006.com/Participants/Participants?ID=110041 Melbourne 2006 - Tamsyn Lewis profile] ] in athletics.

References

ee also

* Australian athletics champions (Women)
* Tamsyn Lewis
* Greg Lewis


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