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Lorenzo Wright
Lorenzo Christopher Wright (9 December 1926 – 27 March 1972) was a Detroit native and star athlete at Miller High School and Wayne State University; Wright is renowned for his noteworthy accomplishments in the sport of track and field.
== World-Class Athlete ==
Lorenzo C. Wright's crowning athletic achievement would come as a member of the gold medal winning 4×100 meter relay team at the 1948 Olympic Games. During those same London Games, Wright finished fourth in a fiercely contested long jump competition. Willie Steele of the U.S. won the gold medal at ; Australia's Theo Bruce came in second, taking the silver medal at . Herb Douglas of the United States captured the bronze medal with a jump of , and Lorenzo Wright ended up in fourth place at a hand's width from a second trip to the medals podium.
At Miller High, Wright was a two-time Detroit Public School League champion in the long jump. Upon graduating from high school, LC Wright served eighteen months in the U.S. Army. Then, as a student-athlete for Wayne State University, Wright was an NCAA All-American in 1947 and 1948; placing second and third respectively in the long jump. Lorenzo Wright was a Central Collegiate Conference indoor champion in the 60-yard dash; he was also the inaugural Mid-American Conference titlist in the 100 and 220-yard dash, 220-yard low hurdles, and the long jump. During his career, Wright won two individual and two relay squad titles at the prestigious Penn Relays. Wright also won the long jump event at the 1948 and 1952 National AAU Championships.
Wright's indoor and outdoor long jump marks, along with his times in the 100-meter and 220-yard dash, are still Wayne State University varsity recordshaving stood the test of time for over sixty years.
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