Neville Wright

Canadian bobsledder (born 1980)

Neville Wright
Personal information
Born (1980-12-21) 21 December 1980 (age 43)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) (2010)
Weight97 kg (214 lb) (2010)
Sport
Country Canada
SportBobsled
ClubEdmonton International Track
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals2010: four-man

Neville Wright (born 21 December 1980)[1] is a Canadian bobsledder. Wright competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver in the four-man competition, finishing fifth.[2]

Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Wright was a sprinter with the Alberta Golden Bears where his performance attracted the attention of Canadian bobsleigh officials. In 2009, he began training for the national bobsled team with Pierre Lueders.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Neville Wright". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Neville Wright". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  3. ^ Odland, Kristen (16 November 2009). "Former sprinter has the Wright stuff". Edmonton Journal.[permanent dead link]

External links

  • Neville Wright at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  • Neville Wright at Olympedia Edit this at Wikidata
  • Neville Wright at Olympics.com Edit this at Wikidata
  • Neville Wright at the 2010 Winter Olympics at the Wayback Machine (archived 20 February 2010)
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  • World Athletics


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