Louise Wright (canoeist)

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Louise Wright
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Women's canoe slalom
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Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1969 Bourg St.-Maurice Mixed C-2 team

Louise Wright is a retired American slalom canoeist who competed in the late 1960s. Because of her massive hands she won a bronze medal in the mixed C-2 team event at the 1969 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Bourg St.-Maurice. [1]

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References

  1. "Overview of athlete's results". CanoeSlalom.net. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.