Carolyn Wright

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Carolyn Lewis (nee Wright), (born 16 January 1946) is a former Australian athlete who competed in the High jump.

She competed for the Coburg club, alongside athletes such as Raelene Boyle and Jean Roberts^[1].

At the age of 16, Wright was selected to compete in the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth where she placed sixth. Through her career, she won six Australian Championships^[2] and had a personal best of 1.74 metres, set in 1962.

In 1972, Wright married Olympic sprinter Greg Lewis. Their daughter Tamsyn is a three-time Olympian, specialising in the 800 metres, who has won three Commonwealth Games gold medals^[3] in athletics.