Rosemary Stirling

Rosemary Olivia Wright (née Stirling, born 11 December 1947) is a former British sprinter and middle-distance runner.

She also competed at the 1969 European Championships in Athletics in Athens, Greece, placing eighth in the 400 metres final and, with teammates Pat Lowe, Janet Simpson and Lillian Board, helping Great Britain win gold in the 4 x 400-metres relay in world record time (3:30.8) .

[2] At the European Indoor Athletics Championships in 1971 in Sofia, she was awarded the 800m Bronze medal behind Hildegard Falck and Ileana Silai.

In 1974, at the British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand, she was a member of the Scottish relay team that finished fourth.

At the European Indoor Championships in Gothenburg she finished in fourth place in the 800 m.[3][4][5] Rosemary married her English-born husband, Trevor Wright who ran for New Zealand, having met him while competing in Helsinki in 1971.