Ian Wright (rower)
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Ian Wright is a former New Zealand rower
who won an Olympic Bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics
in Seoul
. Wright won Bronze in the coxed four along with George Keys
, Greg Johnston
, Chris White
and Andrew Bird
(cox). Wright also competed at the next two Summer Olympics, finishing 11th in the coxed four at the 1992 Summer Olympics
in Barcelona
and 13th in the coxless four at the 1996 Summer Olympics
in Atlanta. He also won two medals at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
. He won Silver with Barrie Mabbott
in the coxless pairs and Bronze in the eights.
A teacher, Wright is also involved in rowing coaching at school and age-group National level. He coached several Maadi Cup
winning squads at both St Paul's Collegiate School
and Hamilton Boys' High School
.
Rowing (sport)
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
who won an Olympic Bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
in Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
. Wright won Bronze in the coxed four along with George Keys
George Keys
George Keys is a former New Zealand rower who won an Olympic Bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Keys won Bronze in the coxed four along with Ian Wright, Greg Johnston, Chris White and Andrew Bird...
, Greg Johnston
Greg Johnston (rower)
Greg Johnston is a former New Zealand rower who won an Olympic Bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Johnston won Bronze in the coxed four along with George Keys, Ian Wright, Chris White and Andrew Bird...
, Chris White
Chris White (rower)
Chris White is a former New Zealand rower who won an Olympic Bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. White won Bronze in the coxed four along with George Keys, Greg Johnston, Ian Wright and Andrew Bird...
and Andrew Bird
Andrew Bird (rowing)
Andrew Bird is a former New Zealand rowing cox who won an Olympic Bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Bird won Bronze in the coxed four along with George Keys, Greg Johnston, Ian Wright and Chris White...
(cox). Wright also competed at the next two Summer Olympics, finishing 11th in the coxed four at the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
and 13th in the coxless four at the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
in Atlanta. He also won two medals at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
1986 Commonwealth Games
The 1986 Commonwealth Games were held in Edinburgh, Scotland for the second time. The Games were held from 24 July-2 August 1986.-Organisation and Controversy:...
. He won Silver with Barrie Mabbott
Barrie Mabbott
Barrie Mabbott is a former New Zealand rower who won an Olympic Bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles...
in the coxless pairs and Bronze in the eights.
A teacher, Wright is also involved in rowing coaching at school and age-group National level. He coached several Maadi Cup
Maadi Cup
The Maadi Cup is the prize for the New Zealand Secondary Schools Boys' Under 18 Rowing Eights. More colloquially, it is the name given to the New Zealand Secondary Schools Rowing Regatta, at which the Maadi Cup is raced...
winning squads at both St Paul's Collegiate School
St Paul's Collegiate School
This article relates to an Anglican school. For a Catholic secondary school with a similar name see: St Paul's College in Ponsonby, AucklandSt Paul's Collegiate School is an independent Anglican secondary school in Hamilton, New Zealand...
and Hamilton Boys' High School
Hamilton Boys' High School
Hamilton Boys' High School is a boys' secondary school in Hamilton, New Zealand. The school was established as Hamilton High School in 1903 but was later split into separate boys' and girls' schools. The school crest features a lion, sash and star, and bears the motto "Sapiens Fortunam Fingit Sibi"...
.