| Oliver Wright | |
| Sport: | Boxing |
| Birth Date: | 12 June 1947 |
| Birth Place: | Mandeville, Colony of Jamaica, British Empire |
| Death Place: | Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
Oliver Dinsdale Wright (12 June 1947 - 28 December 2018) was a Jamaican boxer.[1] He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in the middleweight category and the 1972 Summer Olympics in the light-heavyweight category.[2] As a light-heavyweight, Wright won a silver medal at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games and a bronze medal at the 1970 Central American and Caribbean Games.[3]
During Wright's professional career, which lasted from 1973 to 1981, he fought the likes of Larry Holmes, Tim Witherspoon, Earnie Shavers and Oscar Bonavena in the heavyweight class. Wright had a professional record of 16-16-1.[4]