Carolyn Lewis (born 16 January 1946) is a former Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

n athlete who competed in the high jump

High jump

The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....

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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 Raelene Boyle

Raelene Boyle

Raelene Ann Boyle, AM, MBE, , Australian athlete, represented Australia at three Olympic Games as a sprinter, winning three silver medals. In 1998, Boyle was named one of 100 National Living Treasures by the National Trust of Australia.-Early life:Boyle was born on 24 June 1951, the daughter of...

 and Jean Roberts

Jean Roberts

Jean Roberts is a former Australian Olympic athlete who competed in the shot put and discus events.She competed for the Coburg club, alongside athletes such as Raelene Boyle and Carolyn Lewis....

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At the age of 16, Wright was selected to compete in the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

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

 in Perth

Perth, Western Australia

Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....

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

Australian Championships in Athletics

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 and had a personal best of 1.74 metres, set in 1962.

In 1972, Wright married Olympic sprinter Greg Lewis

Greg Lewis (athlete)

Gregory Lewis is a former Australian Olympic athlete who competed in the 100 metres and 200 metres.-Achievements:...

. Their daughter Tamsyn

Tamsyn Lewis

Tamsyn Carolyn Lewis is an Australian athlete and middle-distance runner, who has won a total of seventeen Australian Championships at 400 metres, 800 metres and 400m hurdles....

 is a three-time Olympian, specialising in the 800 metres

800 metres

The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...

, who has won three Commonwealth Games Relay Gold Medals and a World Indoor 800m Gold Medal in athletics.

See also

• Australian athletics champions (Women)