Megan Wright Explained

Megan Elizabeth Wright (née Metcalfe; born 27 January 1982) is a Canadian long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres. Metcalfe attended West Virginia University, where she won the 2005 NCAA outdoor title in the 5000m. She was born in Edmonton, Alberta. She was the NACAC Cross Country Champion in 2006.^[1]

Achievements

Representing
2005		İzmir, Turkey	10th	5000 m	16:37.20
2006		Athens, Greece	9th	3000 m
2007		Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	1st	5000 m	15:35.78
2008		Valencia, Spain	12th	3000 m	9:07.16

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Personal bests

• 1500 metres – 4:10.28 min (2010)
• Mile run 4:39.12 min (2007), indoor – 4:31.91 min (2006)
• 3000 metres – 8:44.29 min (2010), indoor – 8:48.56 min (2008)
• 5000 metres – 15:11.23 min (2008), indoor – 15:25.15 (2011)
• 10000 metres – 32:40.40 min (2011)

External links

• • Official website for Megan Metcalfe https://web.archive.org/web/20080829164952/http://www.megontherun.com/wordpress/

Notes and References

1. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/cxc.htm#N NACAC Cross Country Championships
2. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/2.720/megan-metcalfe-1.744489 Megan Metcalfe CBC profile
3. https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/canada/megan-wright-138155 Megan Metcalfe CBC profile
4. http://athleticsillustrated.com/interviews/megan-metcalfe-wright/ Megan Metcalfe Athletics Illustrated Interview
5. https://www.olympic.org/megan-metcalfe Megan Metcalfe Athletics profile for 2008 Olympics
6. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417191518/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/me/megan-metcalfe-1.html Megan Metcalfe Sports Reference profile for 2008 Olympics