Oliver Wright
Personal information
NationalityJamaican
Born(1947-06-12)12 June 1947
Mandeville, Jamaica
Died28 December 2018(2018-12-28) (aged 71)
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Sport
SportBoxing
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Jamaica
British Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1970 Edinburgh Light-heavyweight
Central American and Caribbean Games
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Panama City Light-heavyweight

Oliver Dinsdale Wright (12 June 1947 – 28 December 2018) was a Jamaican boxer.[1] He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in the middleweight category and the 1972 Summer Olympics in the light-heavyweight category.[2] As a light-heavyweight, Wright won a silver medal at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games and a bronze medal at the 1970 Central American and Caribbean Games.[3]

During Wright's professional career, which lasted from 1973 to 1981, he fought the likes of Larry Holmes, Tim Witherspoon, Earnie Shavers and Oscar Bonavena in the heavyweight class. Wright had a professional record of 16-16-1.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Jamaican Olympic boxer dies". RJR News. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Oliver Wright Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  3. ↑ "11.Central American and Caribbean Games - Panama City, Panama - February 26 - March 14 1970". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  4. ↑ Robert Brizel (30 December 2018). "Jamaican Heavyweight Oliver Wright Dies, Fought Holmes, Bonavena and The Best". Real Combat Media. Retrieved 4 April 2019.


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