Joseph Wright Jr. (rower)

Joseph Wright Jr.
	Joseph Wright at the 1928 Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Joseph George Harris Wright Jr.
Born	March 28, 1906; Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died	June 7, 1981 (aged 75); Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Relatives	Joseph Wright Sr. (father)
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Club	Argonaut Rowing Club, Toronto
Medal record
Representing Canada
Olympic Games

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. He was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1955.

In 1928 he became only the second Canadian to win the coveted Diamond Challenge Sculls at the Annual Henley Royal Regatta, and won the Olympic 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 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.

References

Joseph Wright at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
Canada's Sports Hall of Fame Entry

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