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Sep 20, 1959 Toronto, Ontario, Canada 64 years old
Canadian hurdler
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About Dana Wright
- Dana Wright (born September 20, 1959) is a Canadian former track and field athlete who competed in the 400 metres hurdles.
- She had personal bests of 57.35 seconds for the hurdles and 53.14 for the 400 metres sprint. Born in Toronto, Ontario, she attended Old Dominion University.
- She placed third in the 400 m hurdles at the Canadian Athletics Championships in 1982, 1984 and 1985, with her best finish at the national level coming in 1987, when she was runner-up to Gwen Wall.She gained selection for both the hurdles and as the alternate heats runner for the Canadian 4×400 metres relay at the 1984 Olympic Games.
- She was eliminated in the qualifying rounds of the hurdles but helped the relay team into the final of the competition.
- Molly Killingbeck replaced her in the final and Canada won the silver medal in Wright's absence.
- She was a hurdles finalist at the 1987 Pan American Games (coming seventh) but this was her final international appearance and she retired from the sport soon after.
