Duncan MacLeod Wright also known as Dunky Wright (22 September 1896 – 21 August 1976) was a Scottish athlete who competed at three Olympic Games.
Career
Wright born in Glasgow, won the 1923 Scottish Cross Country Championship as a member of the Clydesdale Harriers.
Wright competed for Great Britain at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, but did not finish the Olympic marathon race. The following year Wright finished third behind Sam Ferris in the marathon event at the 1925 AAA Championships.
Three years in later at the 1928 Summer Olympics, he finished 20th in the 1928 Olympic marathon. At the 1930 Empire Games he won the gold medal in the marathon competition. Wright became the national marathon champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1930 AAA Championships. He then retained his title the following year at the 1931 AAA Championships.
Wright finished second behind fellow Scot Donald Robertson in the marathon at the 1932 AAA Championships. Shortly afterwards he was selected to represent Great Britain at the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. This was his final Olympic appearance and he finished fourth in the marathon event.
At the 1934 Empire Games he won the bronze medal in the marathon contest.
He won The Morpeth, a long running race in England, a record of seven times between 1927 and 1934. He died on 21 August 1976.
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