Thelma Wright (née Fynn; born 9 October 1951) is a Canadian

middle-distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 1 ...

. She competed in the

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at the

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and the

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. In 1970, Wright won a bronze medal at the World Cross Country Championships in France, and a bronze at the

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. In 1973, she won another bronze medal at the

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in Toronto, in the

, as well as at the

in 1974, over the same distance. In 1975, she won a silver medal in the

3000 metres The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track. It is debated whether the 3000m shoul ...

at the

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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

at the

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in Mexico City, 1975. She would also win seven Canadian Cross Country Championships during the 1970s. Wright also had two 4th-place finishes in the

at the World Students Games in

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in 1973, and

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1975.http://www.athletcis.ca/gilbert-richardson-brisco-wright-inducted-atheltics-canada-hall-of-fame/.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wright, Thelma 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 Place of birth missing (living people) Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada Universiade 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