Dave Wright (runner)

Dave Wright (born 9 October 1951) is a former South African ultramarathon athlete. He won 5 gold medals in the Comrades Marathon, the world's largest and oldest ultramarathon, and 3 gold medals in the Two Oceans Marathon. Despite not winning either event, he gained renown and is still famous in running circles as Dancing Dave Wright due to his tradition of finishing all Comrades with "something between a tango and a waltz" followed by a cartwheel across the finishing line.[1][2]

  1. ^ 1976 - 1979: Alan Robb Scores a Hat Trick Archived 2012-03-26 at the Wayback Machine, Runner's Guide
  2. ^ Bruce Fordyce, 10 Best Comrades Moments Archived 2011-07-31 at the Wayback Machine, Comrades Novice Project, 23 May 2011