Researching Thelma Wright
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 96073 people with the Wright surname? In that year Wright was ranked number 14 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Thelma means "nursling" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Thelma Wright on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Thelma Wright and the Wright Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 125574 people with the Wright surname in the UK? Wright is now ranked number 13 for popularity in the UK. |
Wright Family Tree Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 574229 people with the Wright surname in the USA? Wright is ranked number 28 for popularity in the USA. |
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Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Thelma Wright. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Thelma Wright
Thelma Wright
Thelma Wright (née Fynn; born 9 October 1951) is a Canadian middle-distance runner. She competed in the 1500 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics. In 1970, Wright won a bronze medal at the World Cross Country Championships in France, and a bronze at the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh at 1500 metres.
In 1973, she won another bronze medal at the 1973 Pacific Conference Games in Toronto, in the 1500 metres, as well as at the Commonwealth Games in 1974, over the same distance. In 1975, she won a silver medal in the 3000 metres at the World Student Games in Rome, setting a Canadian Record of 8:54.94, which would ranked her 5th for the year. She would also win a silver medal in the 1500 metres at the Pan Am Games in Mexico City, 1975. She would also win seven Canadian Cross Country Championships during the 1970s. Wright also had two 4th-place finishes in the 1500 metres at the World Students Games in Moscow in 1973, and Rome 1975.
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