Dunky Wright

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Dunky Wright (actually Duncan MacLeod Wright; born September 22, 1896 in Glasgow ; † August 21, 1976 ibid.) Was a British marathon runner .

In 1923, on his debut, he won a marathon run by the Aberdeenshire Harriers in 3:13:13 h. In 1924 he won the Polytechnic Marathon in 2:53:18 h and thus qualified for the Olympic Games in Paris , in whose marathon he did not reach the finish line. A month later, he won the Sporting Chronicle Marathon in 2:36:25 hours, where the distance was about 500 m too short.

In 1925 he finished third at the Polytechnic in 2:42:29 and defended his title at the Sporting Chronicle, which finished second in 1926.

In 1928, after a second place in the English Championship in 2:38:09 h, he was called into the squad for the Olympic Games in Amsterdam and came in 20th there. In 1930 he was English champion in 2:38:30 and won for Scotland starting at the British Empire Games in Hamilton . In 1931 he defended his English championship title.

The following year he was English runner-up in 2:34:34. At the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, he came in fourth with his personal best of 2:32:41. In 1934 he won the Polytechnic for the second time and won the bronze medal at the British Empire Games in London . In 1935 he was second and in 1936 third in the Polytechnic, in 1937 ninth in the English championship.

In 1946, at the age of almost 50, he was Scottish runner-up and fifth in the English championship.

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SURNAME Wright, dunky
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wright, Duncan MacLeod (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British marathon runner
DATE OF BIRTH September 22, 1896
PLACE OF BIRTH Glasgow
DATE OF DEATH August 21, 1976
Place of death Glasgow