Carolyn Jean Lewis (née Wright; born 16 January 1946) is an Australian former athlete who competed in the

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. She competed for the Novacastrians club in Newcastle and the Ryde Athletics Club in Sydney. Upon marriage she moved to Melbourne where she competed for the Coburg Athletics Club alongside athletes such as

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and Jean Roberts. At the age of 16, Wright was selected to compete in the

1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games The 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Perth, Western Australia, from 22 November to 1 December 1962. Athletic events were held at Perry Lakes Stadium in the suburb of Floreat and swimming events at Beatty Park in North ...

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where she placed sixth. Through her career, she won six

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and had a personal best of 1.74 metres, set in 1962. In 1972, Wright married Olympic sprinter Greg Lewis. Their daughter Tamsyn is a three-time Olympian, specialising in the

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, who has won three Commonwealth Games Relay Gold MedalsMelbourne 2006 - Tamsyn Lewis profile
/ref> and a World Indoor 800m gold medal in athletics.

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1946 births Living people Australian female high jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games athletes for Australia Place of birth missing (living people) Australian Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Australian sportswomen {{Australia-athletics-bio-stub