Tim Wright (born 18 February 1973) is an Australian former world champion lightweight rower. He won a gold medal at the 1997 World Rowing Championships in Aiguebelette with the lightweight men's eight.[1]

Tim Wright
Personal information
Born (1973-02-18) 18 February 1973 (age 51)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubWendouree Ballarat Rowing Club
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Australia
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Aiguebelette LM8+
U23 World Championships
Silver medal – second place U23 1995 Groningen LM4-

Club and state rowing

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Wright took up rowing at Ballarat High School as a coxswain. His senior rowing was from the Wendouree-Ballarat Rowing Club.[2]

Richards rowed in Victorian representative men's lightweight fours contesting the Penrith Cup at the Interstate Regatta within the Australian Rowing Championships in 1997 and 1999.[2]

International representative rowing

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Wright first represented Australia in the lightweight coxless at the 1994 World Rowing U23 Championships in Paris where the Australians finished fourth.[3] The following year at Groningen in The Netherlands he again raced at the U23 World Championships in the lightweight coxless four and they won the silver medal.[3]

In 1997 he made his debut in an Australian senior crew seated in the bow of the men's lightweight eight. At the 1997 World Rowing Championships in Aiguebelette, the Australians won a thrilling final by 0.03 seconds with only 1.5 lengths separating the field. Wright won his first and only World Championship title in his only senior World Championship appearance.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Tim Wright". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b Wright's career at Guerin Foster
  3. ^ a b c Wright at World Rowing